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Gladys Gosnell, 90
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Billy Lee Morris, 81
NOTABLE |
CHAMPIONS
Blue Ridge Middle
softball takes
county title
B1
SPORTS |
CLASSIFIEDS B45
COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS A2
CRIME A9
ENTERTAINMENT B10
MILESTONES B8
OBITUARIES A6
OPINION A4
OUR SCHOOLS B9
SPORTS B14
WEATHER A6

High Hopes
fundraiser Saturday
A yard sale and bake sale to beneft
Shannon High, a runner who was in-
jured in the Goodwill Mud Run in April, is
set for 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 at
Praise Cathedral Church in Greer.
The yard sale will be followed by a
block party at the Corners at Pine, locat-
ed at 201 W. Wade Hampton Blvd., from
3-7 p.m. For more information, contact
Jason Blackwell at 304-0233 or email Ja-
son.Blackwell@charter.net.
CLAIMING TOP HONORS: Greer virtual enterprise attends national competition B7
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 19 50 CENTS
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
A fire at a 10,000 square
foot mansion in Taylors
sent fire firefighters into
action early Sunday morn-
ing, but efforts to save
the structure, commonly
known as the castle,
yielded no success.
Captain Chris Blackwell
with the Piedmont Park
Fire Department said his
team responded to the call
at 3705 Locust Hill Road,
but it was too late.
The call was actually
given to the Lake Cunning-
ham Fire Department. The
address that showed was
actually in their district,
but they responded and
realized it was ours. Upon
our arrival, probably more
than 50 percent of the
house was fully involved,
Blackwell said. We set up
some lines with our truck
and took defensive attack
on it. It was so far gone
there was no way we could
enter the structure.
Arriving just after mid-
night, Blackwell said fire-
fighters spent the better
part of the evening trying
to put out the blaze.
SEE FIRE | A6
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
With the June 10th elec-
tions approaching, Spar-
tanburg County Council
candidates for District 5,
Dale Culbreth and Bob
Walker, spoke at the Ly-
man Council meeting Mon-
day night.
I wanted to take an op-
portunity to say thank
you to every one of you
for allowing me the op-
portunity to serve as the
council member for this
area for the last seven and
a half years, Culbreth
said. Its been a challenge
sometimes, but its been
a blessingDale Culbreth
has done nothing spectac-
ular. Ive not been able to
part the seas or anything,
but Im a member of a very
good team that has been
able to accomplish some
great thing in Spartanburg
County the last seven and
a half years.
Culbreth has served
more than seven years
on council, has served as
chairman of Spartanburg
County Councils Person-
nel and Finance Commit-
tee and is a certified first
responder and former
commissioner of the In-
man Community Fire De-
partment.
Ever since I left college
in 1965, my life has been
one of service, Walker
said.
SEE LYMAN | A6
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
Despite the cold weather
dampening last years Pel-
ham Medical Center Greer
Family Fest, thousands
made their way down-
town last weekend for this
years event to engage in
games, create crafts, feast
on food and enjoy the en-
tertainment.
We didnt get any real
negative feedback. Were
hoping that a good turn out
this year will get more
build vendors faith back
up in the festival I guess,
said Katie Witherspoon,
Greater Greer Chamber
of Commerce director of
Your News and Events. I
think once a rain out hap-
pens you have to build
their confidence back up
that the festival is a viable
opportunity for them, so
we think this year was a
really good stepping stone
for that.
SEE FEST | A8
County Council
candidates
address Lyman
WHIRLWIND
WEEKEND
of fun,
food
and
family
Festival rebounds from last year
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer families and festival-goers took advantage of all the Pelham Medical Center Greer Family Fest had to ofer, hopping
on rides, participating in crafts and joining in the fun.
Fire claims Taylors mansion
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Piedmont Park frefghters responded to a residential fre
in the early hours of Sunday morning.



MORE COVERAGE |
Gift basket giveaway .......A2
More photos ....................A8
Greer Prince/Princess ......B8
Greer Idol ......................B10
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Marshall Tucker Band took the stage Saturday night,
returning to the festival after rain forced their concert
to be cancelled last year.
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
A pile of debris was all that remained after a 10,000 square foot home in Taylors burned
to the ground over the weekend.

Gibbs
donates
$250,000
BY AMANDA IRWIN
STAFF WRITER
The Gibbs Health Insti-
tute recently received a
$250,000 donation from
Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs
that will support a new
initiative intended to revo-
lutionize clinical trials.
The initiative, in turn,
will attract big pharmaceu-
tical companies to South
Carolina for the first time,
according to Dr. Timothy
Yeatman, president of
Gibbs Research Institute.
The current drug devel-
opment process is broken.
Its too slow, too expensive
and theres nearly a 1,000
drugs waiting to be test-
ed. The big irony is that
theres plenty of patients
out there, the problem is
they just cant travel to
where these trials are of-
fered. The trials are only
offered in a limited, select
SEE INITIATIVE | A6
Health initiative
to give patients
more access
A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
LUNG DISEASE SUPPORT
GROUP BEGINS MAY 15
The American Lung As-
sociations Better Breath-
ers Club will hold support
group session for anyone
living with or families ef-
fected by chronic lung dis-
ease on Thursdays, May 15
Jun 19 from 2 3 p.m. at
the Pelham Medical Cen-
ters Medical Office Build-
ing Community Room.
Visit spartanburgregion-
al.com.
ANNUAL LYMAN FEST
SCHEDULED MAY 17
The Town of Lyman will
hold their annual Lyman-
fest celebration on May
17, 10 am. 9 p.m.
Performances will be
given by Rock and Roll Re-
union, Mudlick, Amanda
Cornett, and Motherlode.
Several craft, food and
community vendors will
take part in the festivities.
Visit lymanfest.net for
more information.
SUPPORT GROUP
FOR DIABETICS MAY 20
Pelham Carb Counters
will hold a free support
group for people living
with or at high risk for de-
veloping diabetes on May
20 from 5 6 p.m. at the
Pelham Medical Center
Medical Office Building
Community Room.
HIGHHOPES YARD SALE,
BLOCK PARTY SATURDAY
Friends of Shannon High
will host a community-
wide yard sale to benefit
his family Saturday, 7:30
a.m.-until, at Praise Cathe-
dral Church, 3390 Brushy
Creek Road, Greer.
Chick-fil-A biscuits will
be available at 7:30 a.m.
and Moes Southwestern
Grill will offer lunch at 11
a.m.
All proceeds will be do-
nated to the family to help
with medical expenses
incurred since High was
injured during the recent
Goodwill Mud Run. The
event will be held rain or
shine.
A block party will also
be held Saturday, 3-7 p.m.
at the Corners At Pine
Plaza, 201 W. Wade Hamp-
ton Blvd. The event will
feature special discounts
from businesses in the
plaza, vendors, face paint-
ing for kids, and a silent
auction.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
NEEDS DRIVERS
The American Cancer
Society needs volunteer
drivers to transport pa-
tients to local treatment
centers.
Anyone interested in
volunteering as a driver
must have a good driv-
ing record, valid drivers
license, automobile insur-
ance and a vehicle in good
working condition. The
American Cancer Society
provides free training for
this program.
For more information on
becoming a Road to Recov-
ery volunteer, contact the
local office at 627-8289.
GODS PANTRY
REQUESTS DONATIONS
Gods Pantry needs
nonperishable food dona-
tions.
Items can be dropped
off at: 100 Enoree Road,
Greer, on Thursdays from
10 a.m. noon, 2481 Rac-
ing Road, Greer, on Thurs-
days 1 4 p.m. or 700
E. Main St., Duncan, on
Wednesdays 9 11 a.m.
For questions or to vol-
unteer call Wendy at 963-
4441.
SHARONS CLOSET
NEEDS INFANT CLOTHING
Sharons Closet needs
spring and summer cloth-
ing donations, especially
for girls in sizes newborn
to 6T.
New or gently used
clothing accepted Monday
through Friday 8 a.m. 4
p.m. at 783 S. Line St Ext.,
Greer.
GCM FOOD PANTRY NEEDS
FRUIT, CONDIMENTS, RICE
The Food Pantry needs
canned fruit and condi-
ments, boxed gelatin, corn
muffin mix and 1-pound
bags of rice.
Donate at the ministry,
738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer,
between 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Visit gcminc.org or call
879-2254 for more infor-
mation.
GCM SEEKS DRIVERS
FOR SENIOR DINING
Greer Community Min-
istries needs drivers for
Senior Dining pickup for
every Monday and every
other Tuesday beginning
June 2.
Subsitute drivers are
also needed and will op-
erate the van or bus and
pickup senior diners for
a morning program and
lunch at the ministry and
bringing them home.
For more information,
call Patsy Quarels at 877-
1937.
A Meals on Wheels
driver must be a qualified
driver with a valid drivers
license and have a heart
for serving others. MOW
has 19 delivery routes in
the greater Greer area.
Meals are delivered Mon-
day through Friday.
HANDSHAKES AND
HASHBROWNS, MAY 21
Mays Handsakes and
Hashbrowns will be held
at Davis Audiology, 431B
E. North St., Greenville, on
May 21 from 8 9 a.m. The
event is free to Greater
Greer Chamber of Com-
merce Members.
FREE CARDIOVASCULAR
AND STROKE SCREENING
Pelham Medical Cen-
ter will hold free cardio-
vascular and stroke risk
screenings for individu-
als not currently under a
cardiologists care on May
22 from 8 a.m. noon at
their Medical Office Build-
ing Community Room.
Visit spartanburgregion-
al.com for more informa-
tion.
FAMILY MINISTRIES
COAT DRIVE ONGOING
District Five Families
Ministries is sponsoring
an ongoing coat drive.
Please drop off at Mid-
dle Tyger Community
Center, at 84 Groce Road,
Lymanor call for pickup at
439-7760.
Wellford, SC * 439-3557
Located Hwy. 29....1 mile south of -85 at Lxit 66
MON-SAT 9-6 * CLOSLD SN www.thompsonsshoes.com
Famous Name Brand Shoes
Saturday, May 10th
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Come try on our Spring Collection and meet
Brahim Bouderka, Dansko Representative
TRUNK SHOW
Join Us Saturday!
Thompson's
Calendar deadline is
noon on Tuesdays. All list-
ings are subject to editing
and/or omission due to
space constraints. Please
submit information to
Amanda Irwin at 877-
2076, email to abradford@
greercitizen.com or mail
to The Greer Citizen P.O.
Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.
THURSDAY, MAY 1
THE GREER CHURCH of God
fellowship building host-
ing a Gospel and Blue Grass
Jam from 6:30-9 p.m. Call
877-3668.
THE SERTOMA CLUB at
Great Bay Oyster House at
6:30 p.m. Call Bob Bowman
at 316-2727.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
SATURDAY, MAY 3
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
TODAY, MAY 7
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THURSDAY, MAY 8
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIA
TION SUPPPORT GROUP in
the second foor classroom at
Greer Memorial Hospital, 830
S. Buncombe Road, at 7-8:30
p.m. For more information
call the Alzheimers Associa-
tion at (800) 272-3900 or visit
www.alz.org/sc.
KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restau-
rant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
SATURDAY, MAY 10
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a frst come, frst serve basis.
MONDAY, MAY 12
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
TUESDAY, MAY 13
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further informa-
tion or to schedule a perfor-
mance contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-
rial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
THE ROTARY CLUB of
Greater Greer at 7:15 a.m.
at Southern Thymes. Call
334-6177.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-
ational Center.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
MTCC TOUR MEETS at the
MTCC, at 84 Groce Road in
Lyman at 10 a.m. Potential
volunteers and interested
parties can tour the facility
and learn about programs
ofered.
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Basket-o-goodies
Ricky Detlefsen won The Greer Citizens gift basket
at Family Fest, which included free goodies from the
Shoppes on Trade, Leland Burch, Stomping Grounds and
Greer Trading Post.

COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
COMMUNITY
NEWS
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his past week was
crossover week in
the South Carolina
State House. A crossover
deadline is established in
each legislative body by
their Rules. Both cham-
bers set the crossover
deadline as May 1. Any
legislation originating
in one body must be
received in the other body
by May 1 to receive nor-
mal consideration for that
years legislative session.
You can get around the
crossover deadline, but it
requires a super-major-
ity vote of the receiving
bodyessentially killing
normal legislation, but
keeping the window open
for any extraordinary bills
that may require immedi-
ate consideration.
So, all House legisla-
tion needed third read-
ing by the end of the
day last Thursday. That
meant we were in ses-
sion for a long time last
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The goal was not to pass
everything, but to give a
chance to each piece of
legislation on the calen-
dar. Some things were
passed, others were sent
back to committee, and
we adjourned debate on
severaleffectively killing
them for this year.
Here are a few items
that made the crossover
deadline, and a few other
notes from the week:
H3124 DSS Transpar-
ency: Current law limits
use and disclosure of
information about cases
in which DSS investigation
found that child abuse
or neglect did or did not
occur. This makes great
clarification. This will now
go back to Senate and to
the Governor for signa-
ture. To see full bill, go to
schouse.gov and click on
legislation.
The House approved
the Data Privacy Protec-
tion Act, a Caucus agenda
item that restricts what
law enforcement can do
with your Smartphone
and other electronic data
without a warrant. With
the revelations on NSA
spying and other electron-
ic tapping of information,
protecting your data from
the government is a very
important issue. We sup-
port the right of law en-
forcement to get that data
with a warrant. However,
with so much information
(bank accounts, personal
and business email, social
media accounts, etc.) on
our smart phones, it is
wrong for an agent of the
government to have carte
blanche in rifling through
your records. This legisla-
tion had the support of
the conservative group
ALEC, the liberal group
the ACLU, and most of the
major Internet companies
(such as Google). This leg-
islation will now go to the
Senate for consideration.
The House also ap-
proved legislation that
would expand the College
of Charleston into a
comprehensive research
university. The origi-
nal proposal called for
merging the College of
Charleston and the Medi-
cal University of South
Carolina. However, the
House, education lead-
ers, and business leaders
agreed to expand the
College of Charlestons
graduate offerings to help
train workers for business
needs, as well as expand
cooperation with MUSC.
This must go through
all channels of approval;
Commission on Higher
Education and etc.
In another item of
note: Our states much-
maligned unemployment
agency is ahead of sched-
ule in paying back loans
needed to cover our un-
employment obligations.
With unemployment
plummeting in the state
from 12 percent in 2010
to 5.5 percent in March
the state is on track to
pay off the federal loan
next year. This payment
was six months ahead of
schedule and saves the
taxpayers $1.4 million in
interest payments.
Finally, the Houses
special subcommittee re-
writing the Ethics Reform
Act finalized its work last
Thursday afternoon. This
legislation was a House
bill that has already been
considered by the Senate,
so crossover did not ap-
ply. Again, we sent this
back to a subcommittee
for work because the
Senate more than doubled
the length of the bill and
the House needed to write
our positions on many
of those provisions so
they could be properly
debated in a conference
committee.
Next week, the House
will start considering the
legislation that passed the
Senate before the cross-
over deadline. I will write
more about the lengthy
list of House achieve-
ments for this session.
During this past weeks
Budget and Control
Board meeting, Rep. Brian
White, along with Gov-
ernor Haley and Trea-
surer Lofits, supported a
financial assistance loan
to S.C. State not to exceed
$6 million. This is below
their original request of
$13+ million, but we feel
this loan combined with
current cash on hand and
any collections recov-
ered from outstanding
accounts receivable is
sufficient to provide as-
sistance to the University
and will meet debt service
obligations.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 COMMUNITY THE GREER CITIZEN A3
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SATURDAYS 6 P.M.-11:30 P.M.
Classic Country Band
SATURDAYS 6:30-7:30 P.M.
Line Dancing
Call Peggy at 864-877-3902 for advance tickets.
1921 Hwy. 101 South, Greer, SC 29651
(Exit 60 off Interstate 85)
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#highhopesYard Sale Block Party
May 10th
7:30 a.m. until
Rain or Shine
Praise Cathedral Church
Greer, SC
The friends of
Shannon High
will be hosting a
YARD SALE
SATURDAY,
MAY 10TH.
ALL proceeds
will go directly to
the High family.
&
Chick-fl-A Biscuits
Available at 7:30 a.m.
Moes Southwestern Grill
Lunch on sale at 11:00 a.m.
Crossover deadline hits Columbia
So, all House legislation needed third
reading by the end of the day last
Thursday...The goal was not to pass
everything, but to give a chance to each
piece of legislation on the calendar.
YOUR VOICE
IN COLUMBIA
REP. RITA
ALLISON
A
nna from the feed store bought a
new horse.
Technically, a pony.
He was bred to race but he just
stopped growing at 14.1 hands, she
explained, totting up my order of timo-
thy and alfalfa hay, shavings, two bags
of grain and a Snickers, So they had to
figure out something to do with him.
Ponies can be hugely successful! The
Lamb won the Grand National, twice, I
reminded her of the diminutive grey that
first took the honor in 1868.
Well, he doesnt have that much
speed but hes sweet and wasnt very
expensive, and hes beautiful, except...
Except?
Anna lowered her voice so that those
browsing chicken scratch and gate
hinges couldnt hear.
He doesnt have a tail.
Born that way? I asked, perplexed.
No, she sighed, the horse he shared
a paddock with ate all the hair off it and
it never grew back. I mean, it looks like
a foals tail: hes got a little fluff that
covers the dock (tail bone, covered by
muscles and skin, for you cityfolk), but
at the end of it, theres no skirt of hair.
Now, it doesnt bother me because, its
like a car: I dont see the dent in the
trunk when Im driving, so who cares,
and I dont see his bobtail when Im rid-
ing, but I couldnt bear the thought of
him not having anything to swish away
flies.
So tell her what you did, Anna,
chimed in the gal that worked the regis-
ter on the other side of the room.
Ill tell you what I did, Anna chirped,
I went to Sallys Beauty Supply and
bought him hair extensions!
In my mind, I imagined that shop-
ping trip. Anna has soft, curly, brown
hair and what she bought for Happy,
was a handful of glossy, long, black,
locks. Dont you know the sales clerks
had a good sniggle behind her back:
Does she really think thats gonna look
good with the rest of her hair?
The problem is, Anna went on to
explain, human hair is really expensive,
and I couldnt afford too much, and it
was a bear to attach each section to his
dock with a grommet and braid into
what little hes got and then use a pair
of pliers to clamp it in place, so hes just
got a few of these stringy clumps of hair
hanging down.
Like Bob Marley? I asked, signing my
credit slip.
Not quite that good. she replied.
Poor Happy.
No, he loves it! Anna declared. At
first, he started swattin his tail back and
forth against his sides like a windshield
wiper, trying to figure out what it was,
but now he just uses it like any other
horse. it just doesnt look very real.
Now that its warm, I finally shaved
my legs, I said, catching the eye of the
man waiting patiently behind me for
these two women to stop gabbing so he
could ring up his dog food, And I was
gonna donate it to Locks of Love but
you can have it, instead, for Happy, if
you want.
The man didnt even crack a smile.
Tough room.
Actually, said Anna, Im making a
sign, right here, for anyone that might
want to donate some of their horses
hair. I prefer black, as thats his natural
color, but really, Ill take anything.
As I drove home, it occurred to me
that I had a horsehair fly swisher in my
tackroom- an unbelievably decadent
token that was given to me by friends in
Los Angeles, as a goodbye gift as I was
about to move to South Carolina.
Because theres all kinds of bugs
there, right? they asked, giving me this
beautifully hand-woven, Hermes, leather
handle sporting a thick, long, swatch of
real horse hair. Ive only used it once,
while riding on a trail, to swat away the
deer flies that torture the ears and neck
of a horse, and it seems a waste for
so expensive a gift. I could give this to
Anna!
The only problem: the hair is green.
Well, if pop star Katy Perry can sport
hair the same, exact, shade, so can
Happy, right?
EDITORIAL |
OPINION
A4 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014



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CURIOUSLY
AMANDA
AMANDA IRWIN
Staf reporter
A pony without a tail
South Carolina boasting
bright economic news
Praying
like Paul
and Harold
Read Colossians 1:9-14
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evote yourselves to prayer,
being watchful and thank-
ful. -Colossians 4:2 (NIV)
Harold, who was a member
of our small group, loved God
and was passionate about serv-
ing. He was an older man with
godly wisdom and was much
respected and appreciated by
our group.
When we prayed together
and for each other I noticed a
difference between Harolds
prayers and my own. My
prayers often sounded like
a shopping list of request.
Harolds prayers were more
like the prayers of Paul and
others that are found in the
Bible. Paul and Harold prayed
for spiritual blessings of oth-
ers. They prayed for things
that really got to the core of
peoples needs, so that those
they prayed for would grow
and develop Christlike charac-
ters.
I now use the Bible more
when I pray for others and
myself. The teachings about
prayer in scripture are helpful
and encouraging like Pauls
words in the first chapter of
Colossians. My prayer life has
been deepened as I have used
the Bible to shape my prayers. I
often find that God directs me
to the right verse to help me
pray for some specific need.
I will be forever grateful to
Harold for teaching me this
powerful way to add strength
and purpose to my prayers.
Thought for the day: Gods
word gives guidance and pur-
pose as we pray.
Prayer: Thank you, dear
Father, for the power of your
word. Continue to show us how
to use it as we pray. Amen.
People of
Greer Project
H
umans fascinate me.
Everyone has a story as
unique as them, filled
with struggles, achievements,
happiness and sadness, but it
requires the right questions to
beckon it forth.
Lately, Ive closely followed
the Facebook blog Humans of
New York, which is a man-on-
the-street photography project.
Photographer Brandon Stanton
posts photos of strangers he
meets on the streets along with
very personal quotes and short
telling interviews. The quotes
are usually thought provoking
and unexpected, giving read-
ers a glimpse into strangers
personal lives. The simplic-
ity of the project beautifully
breaks down social walls and
formalities, and it connects
the masses with individuals in
their community one person at
a time. The project creates an
avenue for people to express
and speak openly, while also
creating a space for readers to
connect, empathize, reflect or
relate with someone theyve
never met.
In part, my job is a balancing
act between being a fly on the
wall and being socially outgo-
ing and posing pointed ques-
tions. During interviews, my cu-
riosity supersedes my timorous
tendencies, and I forsake my
own awkwardness as Im drawn
into others narratives. When I
interview someone, its about
them, not me.
Connecting with people and
opening my eyes to their expe-
riences and perspectives is the
most interesting and reward-
ing aspect of my job. Time and
again Ive been reminded of
humans resilience, often real-
izing its an aspect of life that
is taken for granted and some-
times even forgotten. For these
reasons, I hope to localize the
Humans of New York concept
by creating the People of Greer
Project. The People of Greer
Project will begin this week and
will be posted weekly on The
Greer Citizens Facebook and
Twitter pages.
When we pass others on the
street and choose to look past
them, we rarely see who they
are as individuals, further rein-
forcing our differences, forego
our similarities and hardening
our own humanity. Through
this new project, our paper
hopes to diminish disconnects
between individuals and the
community as a whole while
celebrating the resilience and
uniqueness of our community.
When the unemployment rate is down, politi-
cians swoop in to take credit.
When joblessness is up, theres blame and fin-
ger pointing.
Its up to the voters to sort through the rheto-
ric and most would probably agree that no poli-
tician deserves as much credit as theyd like--or
as much blame as their detractors would heap
on them--for any up tick or downturn in the
economy.
But, while economic news can often be dis-
torted by politics, whats clear is that the eco-
nomic outlook here in our own state is good
news for all of us.
In March, we learned that South Carolinas
jobless rate had dropped to 5.7 percent -- well
below the national rate of 6.7 percent. Weve
now got one of the lower unemployment rates
in the nation, ranked 17th best among states.
Employment has increased for nine consecu-
tive months. Over the past year, the number of
employed South Carolinians rose by more than
28,000 to a record high 2,039,455, while the
number of unemployed has dropped by almost
14,000.
South Carolinas economy continues to
grow, says Cheryl M. Stanton, director of
the states Department of Employment and
Workforce. Businesses are confident and have
hired more South Carolinians than ever be-
fore.
There should be little doubt that much of the
success is attributable to the hard work of the
Governors Office, which has been laser-focused
on jobs, and the states Department of Com-
merce.
In just the past month, officials have an-
nounced: A new packaging facility near Chapin,
which they say will mean 130 jobs, an expan-
sion of the Palmetto State Armory in Lexington
County, which will mean about 300 jobs, a new
automotive carpet facility in Cherokee County,
which is expected to mean 100 jobs, an expan-
sion of a Greer manufacturing facility produc-
ing tools and tool systems, which will mean an
additional 29 jobs, an expansion of a packag-
ing services facility in Spartanburg, which will
mean an additional 32 jobs, a $1 billion expan-
sion of the BMW plant in Spartanburg County,
which will bring about 800 jobs, a new peanut
processing plant in Darlington County, which
is expected to mean 55 new jobs over the next
five years, a new tire recycling plant in Ander-
son County, which will bring about 30 jobs, the
expansion of an industrial valve manufacturer
into Clarendon County, which will mean 12 new
jobs and the expansion of a specialty chemicals
manufacturing center in York County, which is
expected to bring 17 jobs.
Still, in a state where the various parties cant
seem to find a point of agreement on much of
anything, the cause of economic rebound is no
exception. In late March, when the latest unem-
ployment figures were released, some South
Carolina politicians were attempting to deflect
praise way from our states officials and toward
the White House.
South Carolinas recent economic successes
have come despite Washington, not because of
it.
Im among those who believe Washingtons
meddling has been detrimental rather than
beneficial. There was the Stimulus, which was
sold to the American public with bold prom-
isespromises that went unfulfilled. With an
$850 billion price tag, this federal deficit spend-
ing spree squandered resources that might have
been better used in the private sector.
While our own economic news is encouraging,
Washingtons ineffectiveness in producing eco-
nomic growth reminds us that we cant become
complacent.
Lets all agree that our elected officials must
work together to help bring good, new jobs, re-
gardless of who gets the credit.
This guest editorial was submitted by South Carolina Comptroller Richard
Eckstrom.
Q: My wife and I have
a friend we met through
the Big Brothers Big
Sisters program. She has
a 1-year-old child, and
she recently asked us for
some money. We dont re-
ally approve of how shes
choosing to spend her
moneyshes spending
a lot of it on alcohol and
cigarettesbut she does
need financial help. What
should we do?
DR: I have a very simple
rule for situations like
this. If someone is bold
enough to ask me for
my money, I can be bold
enough to attach require-
ments to the money for
their own good.
One of two things will
happen when you handle
things in this manner.
Theyll welcome the help
and graciously accept
your conditions, or theyll
get mad and act like you
have no right interfering
in their business. I dont
have a problem helping
people who have a good
heart and really need a
break. But if someone
cops an attitude with
me in this situation, I
wouldnt break out my
wallet anytime soon.
Regardless, if you
choose to do this, Id
make the money a gift
and not a loan. Concen-
trate on trying to get
her on a path where she
thinks a little straighter,
and, as a result, she will
make better choices.
Teach her how to make
and live off a budget or
help her enroll in a per-
sonal finance course. But
right now, just handing
her money is like giving a
drunk a drink.
Financially speaking,
her problem is just as
much mismanagement of
money as it is a lack of
money.
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The Greer Soup Kitchen
is looking to expand its
services to the Greer com-
munity, releasing plans to
build a homeless shelter in
the coming months.
According to a letter
written by John Adam
Wickliffe, chairman of the
Board of Directors at Daily
Bread Ministries, the or-
ganization is currently in
the planning stages of the
project.
We feel called to equip
people who want to es-
cape homelessness, the
letter stated. We know of
people who have become
homeless, truly dont want
to be, and are being men-
tored by volunteers at the
soup kitchen. We have a vi-
sion to build a three-unit,
transitional apartment fa-
cility with a fourth unit for
a full time mentor.
Our vision is to give
people shelter and coun-
sel for no longer than one
year in a very structured
Christian program. To en-
ter the program, one must
be homeless, have a strong
desire to not be homeless,
and be recommended by
a volunteer at Daily Bread
Ministries when an apart-
ment is available, Wick-
liffe said.
The four apartments
envisioned would look
similar in style to the soup
kitchen, according to of-
ficials. They would form
a courtyard in the middle
for a swing set, picnic ta-
ble and garden. The struc-
tures would be built as
high efficiency, high secu-
rity housing, according to
the letter.
They would be located
within a line of sight of the
soup kitchen.
We have made an offer
on a piece of land neigh-
boring the soup kitchen
for this facility, Wickliffe
stated in the letter.
Our intent is to equip
people to return to the
workforce and a home of
their own, he said. Our
intent is not to operate a
rescue mission. Partici-
pants would be required
to both eat and work at
the soup kitchen and at-
tend Bible study and coun-
seling. Counselors would
be trained in a formal pro-
cess and work under a li-
censed state counselor.
Daily Bread Ministries
will hold an informational
meeting on Monday June 2
at The Greer Soup Kitchen,
located at 521 E. Poinsett
St, Greer, at 6 p.m. This
will be a question and an-
swer time with detailed in-
formation about the build-
ing plan, the counseling
plan, volunteer opportu-
nities and funding needs.
The public is invited to
attend.
Greer Soup Kitchen will
build homeless shelter
YARDS OF THE MONTH
Our intent is to equip people to return to
the workforce and a home of their own.
John Adam Wicklife
Chairman of the Board, Daily Bread Ministries



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number of places, yet 80
percent of the patients are
out in the communities
like ours, Yeats said.
Patients that want to
partake in clinical trails
must be able to travel to
select facilities that hold
pharmaceutical compa-
nies attention. Minority,
impoverished, elderly and
rural populations have the
least access and opportu-
nity to participate in clini-
cal trials.
Its really bringing clini-
cal trials to patients for
the first time, instead of
making patients travel to
clinical trials, he said.
If youre a transplant pa-
tient theres going to be
a system for you to find
an organ. Youre going
on a transplant list and
someones looking out for
you. But, if youre a can-
cer patient and you need
a cutting edge drug, really
no ones looking out for
you theres no system
in place nationwide to af-
fect that. So what were
doing is trying to create a
paradigm shift in the way
drugs are developed. We
call it revolutionizing the
drug development pro-
cess, and at the same time
were going to democra-
tize that process.
There currently is not an
efficient and effective na-
tional networking system
that allows patients to be
easily and quickly located
for trials. Through this
initiative, an electronic
system will be developed
to allow patient data to be
electronically catalogued
and used to more quickly
find trial-eligible patients.
Eventually, this initiative
will develop into a nation-
wide community coopera-
tive in which 150 likewise
community cancer centers
wanting to conduct trials
can electronically share
necessary information for
patients.
By redeveloping the
method in which trial pa-
tients are selected and
what patients have access
to trials, the initiative aims
to reduce the amount of
time it takes to locate tri-
al-eligible patients that fit
needed criteria, and in the
long-term, save pharma-
ceutical companies money
for more drug develop-
ment while also allowing
more patients more access
to trials.
It can cost over $1 bil-
lion to develop a new
drug, primarily because
of the time it takes to get
that drug from the lab,
to the bench, to the bed-
side, said Yeats. What
were planning on doing
is reducing that time dra-
matically by taking off the
table the issue of finding
the patients.
It will shorten the drug
development time, per-
haps in half. By cutting the
drug development time in
half, weve cut the cost in
half for pharma compa-
nies to develop the drug,
Yeats said. By cutting the
cost in half, that allows
them to invest in more
drug development.
A prototype that al-
lows 40,000 records to be
searched has already been
developed. When the pro-
cess is perfected, the next
step will be to identify
what hospitals to partner
with and then, electroni-
cally link patient informa-
tion.
It will probably be a
couple years before we are
actually in that process,
Yeats said.
Yeats estimated that
100 jobs in computer pro-
gramming or information
technology fields will be
created as a result of these
efforts.
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In Memory
MEDA ELIZABETH
PEARSON BATSON LAND
Mom,
Mothers Day is a special time to
thank moms and the time you were
here on earth. You showed love
to your children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and the people
around you. I thank God he gave
us you. You also loved the beauty
of fowers and roses, and had a
special touch with all you did to
help us bloom as well. It will help
us do the same on earth.
Love, Karen,
Randy, Brenda, Cathy
LEILA SMITH
Happy
Mothers Day Mom
We miss you so much
Mama, and miss the big
dinner every Sunday.
But we know you are
in a better place to have
a great Mothers Day.
We love you so very much.
Children, In-Laws,
Grands, Great-Grands,
Great-Great-Grands,
Niece and Nephews
Cooler Weekend Weather
Chances for rain move into the area this weekend
with mostly cloudy skies on Saturday and Sun-
day. Cooler temperatures this weekend thanks to
the clouds will keep temperatures in the upper
70s and low 80s. After a couple of hot, record-
setting days earlier this week, temperatures fall
back to normal this weekend. Afternoon highs
will stay in the upper 80s and low 90s through
the end of the week with lows in the upper 50s
and low 60s. Have a great weekend!
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY - MRS. M.L. TERRY
Mother, nine hundred seventy days ago
You transitioned from this earthly life
To your heavenly life forever.
It was not your choice to leave
Gods will was for you to go, not stay
Though out of sight, not out of mind.
The love in my heart, Ill continually give
In my heart you will forever live
Rest in peace, Mother. Youve taught me how to love and forgive.
LOVE, YOUR SON JIM
Gladys Gosnell
Gladys Evelyn Sandlin
Gosnell, 90, of Greer, wid-
ow of Charles R. Gosnell,
died April 30, 2014 at her
home.
A native of Greenville
County, daughter of the
late Fred and Annie Mae
Blackwell Sandlin, she was
a homemaker and attend-
ed Victor Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, Da-
vid Ray Gosnell (Frances)
of Greer; two daughters,
Betty Bruce (Jimmie) of
Greer and Teresa Morgan
(Donald) of Travelers Rest;
a sister, Kay Brown (Wil-
son) of Walnut Cove, N.C.;
eight grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
Visitation was held 3-4
p.m. Monday, May 5, 2014,
at The Wood Mortuary.
Funeral services were
held at 4 p.m. on Monday
at The Wood Mortuary,
conducted by Rev. Ken
Vickery. Burial followed
in Hillcrest Memory Gar-
dens.
Pallbearers were Scott
Gosnell, Jay Bruce, Bryan
Morgan, Justin Hense-
lin, Joey Boone and Chris
Ratajczak.
Honorary escorts were
Jose Martinez and Jordyn
Gosnell.
The family is at the
home.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Betty J. Ledford
Betty Jean Garren Led-
ford, 66, of 404 Kendrick
St., Greer, died April 27,
2014.
A native of Spartanburg
County, daughter of Edith
Ellen Greenway Goode of
Bridgeview, Ill. and the
late Lewis Stephen Garren,
Jr., she was a homemaker.
Also surviving are her
husband, Mark Shannon
Ledford of the home; a
son, James Roy Thomas
of the home; a daughter,
Jeannie Ellen Shalitis of
Campobello; a brother,
Steve Garren of Chesnee;
and a sister, Martha Ham-
monds of Greer.
Cryptside service was
held at 2 p.m. on Thurs-
day in Hillcrest Memory
Gardens Mausoleum.
Visitation was held at
5-7 p.m. on Wednesday at
The Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
Billy Lee Morris
Veteran
Billy Lee Morris, 81, of
201 Wolfe Road, Greer,
died May 2, 2014 at Pel-
ham Medical Center.
A native of
Gai nesvi l l e,
Ga., son of
the late Rob-
ert Lee and Ruth Herrin
Morris, he was a retired
employee of Liberty Life
Insurance Company, a U.S.
Navy Veteran and a mem-
ber of Pleasant Grove Bap-
tist Church.
Surviving are his wife,
Hilda Blackwell Morris of
the home; three daughters
and sons-in-law, Suzanne
and Dr. Drew Hines of
Greer, Lynn and Tommy
Kay of Taylors, and Lisa
and Chris Craft of Greer;
one son, David Morris of
Greenville; one daughter-
in-law, Donna Morris of
Greer; six grandchildren,
Neil Morris, Ricky Morris,
Andrew Hines, Miranda
Arms, Leanna Craft and
Casey Morris, and three
great-grandchildren.
Mr. Morris was prede-
ceased by one brother,
Melvin Morris, and one sis-
ter, Helen Wood.
Funeral services were
held 4 p.m. on Sunday at
Wood Mortuary, conduct-
ed by Dr. Drew Hines and
Rev. Don Kelley.
Burial followed in Wood
Memorial Park.
Visitation was held from
2:30-3:45 p.m. on Sunday
at Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the
home.
Memorials may be
made to Greer Com-
munity Ministries, P.O.
1373, Greer, S.C. 29652.
Online condolences may
be made at www.thewood-
mortuary.com.
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We spent probably
seven or eight hours on it
just trying to cool it down
and get to the hot spots,
Blackwell said. When we
got there, there was really
nothing we could do at
that point.
The size of the home
presented difficulties for
Blackwells team.
With the house be-
ing so large, it put off
a tremendous amount
of heat, Blackwell said.
With 10,000 square feet
of home fully involved,
theres a lot of heat there
that factors in. Its just
hard to get close to it.
Blackwell said he be-
lieves the home was vacant
at the time of the fire.
No one was home at the
time, Blackwell said. Im
not sure if the home was
vacant or not, but there
was no one there at the
time. No one was injured
and no firefighters were
injured or anything like
that.
The cause of the blaze is
not yet known.
[We dont have any indi-
cators] at this time, Black-
well said. Weve turned
it over to the Greenville
County Sheriffs Office.
Theyll do an investigation
and try to determine what
the starting factor was and
that kind of thing.
With the house being
that big and the fact that
no one seemed to be liv-
ing there at that time, we
decided to turn it over and
let [the police] make the
determination as to what
started it, he said.
Fire Capt. Duane Brock
with Piedmont Park Fire
Department told Fox Caro-
lina he believed the fire
was suspicious.
There was no power on
in that structure that we
know of. Fires dont just
happen by themselves,
Brock stated in an inter-
view with Fox.
Blackwell said this was
one of the biggest residen-
tial fires he had ever seen.
Ive had some very sim-
ilar to this, but this is one
of the biggest residential
[fires] that we have had
here, Blackwell said. The
house was a total loss.
The property was for
sale, according to investi-
gators.
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Walker is a veteran of
the U.S. Air Force. He has
served as president of
the PTA, on the District 1
School Board, his church
and as a state legislature
for 16 years. Presently he
is active in the Lions Club.
Ill answer your calls.
Ill be here to help in any
way I can, he said.
Walker is holding Meet
and Greet events will be
held on May 20 from 5:30
7:30 p.m. at Holly Springs
Fire Department, 33301
Highway 357, Inman, and
May 22 from 5:307:30
p.m. at the Lyman Com-
munity Center, 84 Groce
Road, Lyman.
As part of a settlement
reached earlier this month
with Startex-Jackson-Well-
ford-Duncan Water District
(SWJD), Council appointed
councilmembers Tony Wy-
att and Larry Chappell to
serve on five-person SJWD
Joint 7Q10 Committee.
The committees intent is
to allow equal representa-
tion on behalf of both par-
ties in future discussions.
The long-awaited Lyman
streetscape project is un-
derway and expected to be
completed by the end of
May. Accompanying proj-
ects, however, are taking
longer. The trails enhance-
ment project will review
bids for the fourth time in
June before progressing.
Lyman Council took ac-
tion and approved plans
to install and sidewalks on
Groce Road to the Town
Hall Parking lot and Groce
Road to Community Street
on Monday night, in addi-
tion to installing under-
ground utility lines along
Groce Road to 65 Groce
Road. Council also ap-
proved allocating $500 of
hospitality funds for the
Friends of Counting Fund-
raiser and another $500 to
the Boy Scouts of America
Troop 24.
Lyman Fest will be held
May 17, and the next reg-
ularly scheduled Lyman
Town Council meeting is
June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Ly-
man Town Hall, 81 Groce
Road.
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INITIATIVE: Expected to create jobs


LYMAN: Council approves sidewalks


FIRE: Cause of blaze not yet known
There was no power on in that structure
that we know of. Fires dont just happen by
themselves.
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Fire captain, Piedmont Park Fire Department
AN EVENING OF PRAISE
BY TMI PROMOTIONS
TMI Promotions is pre-
senting an Evening of
Praise benefit gospel sing-
ing on May, 25 at 5 p.m. at
Mt. Emmanuel Missionary
Baptist Church, 316 Spar-
tanburg St., Greenville.
Minister Reggie Stoddard
will be the master of cer-
emonies.
For more information,
contact Tena Irby at 417-
0076.
GODS KIDZ HOSTED
BY UNITED CHRISTIAN
United Christian Church,
105 Daniel Ave., Greer, will
host Gods Kidz featuring
songs, crafts, snacks, a
bounce house and a Bible
lesson on Jonah for chil-
dren ages 5-10 on Satur-
day, May 31 from 11 a.m.-
2 p.m.
For more information,
call 895-3966 or 561-
8195.
AUDITIONS PALMETTO
STATESMEN SINGERS
The Palmetto Statesmen
barbershop singers invite
men who sing to audition
for a show titled How The
West Was Won.
Those interested my try
out any Monday evening at
7 p.m. through May 26 at
the Duncan United Meth-
odist Church, 139 W. Main
St., Duncan. The show will
be presented Sept. 13 in
Duncan at the District 5
Fine Arts Center.
Learning tracks and
sheet music will be pro-
vided. Call 322-0165 for
details.
EBENEZER WELCOME
OFFERING FREE FOOD
The Bread of Life Food
Pantry at Ebenezer Wel-
come Baptist Church, 4005
Highway 414, Landrum, is
open on Thursdays from
2-4 p.m.
The pantry is open to
families in need of as-
sistance. Photo ID is re-
quired.
For more information,
call 895-1461.
SINGLES BIBLE STUDY
PELHAM ROAD BAPTIST
Pelham Road Baptist
Church, 1108 Pelham
Road, Greer, hosts a Sin-
gles Bible Study each Sun-
day from 6-8:30 p.m.
GRIEFSHARE OFFERED
AT FAIRVIEW BAPTIST
Fairview Baptist Church,
1300 Locust Hill Road,
Greer, will host Grief-
Share, a support group led
by Carol Allen, on the sec-
ond Sunday of each month
from 4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
For more information,
contact Carol Allen at 292-
6008.
TNT TUESDAY HOSTED
BY NEW BEGINNINGS
New Beginnings Out-
reach Ministry will host
a bible study called TNT
Tuesday every other
Tuesday, 105 Marshland
Lane, Greer. New Begin-
nings Outreach meets on
Sundays, 611 Wade Hamp-
ton Blvd., Greer, from 10-
11:30 a.m. in the lower lev-
el of the strip mall across
from Kia Dealership.
For more Information,
call 325-2714.
SEND US YOUR
CHURCH NEWS
Churches wishing to
list upcoming events and
programs in Church News
should send information
to Billy@greercitizen.
com or call 877-2076.
Deadlines for submission
are Monday at noon.
RELIGION
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN A7
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd. Greer
NEW RIVER BLUEGRASS
is celebrating 10 years and having a
RELEASE CONCERT
for its new CD Different Shade of Blue
MAY 10TH 6-7 P.M.
Love offering concert. Three songwriters will be there
to help launch the new project and David Dupree
will be leading four area church choirs for the nal song.
Hes Alive performed by Erika Center.
As a free service, Sims & Karr Financial Solutions invites
you to bring any documents youd like to shred or
recycle. By liking us on Facebook, following us on Twitter,
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to enter an on-site drawing for prizes! Then bring any
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- When: Saturday, May 17, 2014 11am to 2 pm
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In Ohio
correctional
facility
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Riverside Baptist Church
has become known for
its Judgement House it
presents every October;
but this past March the
church sent a group, for
the first time, to a correc-
tional institution to spread
the Gospel message.
Twenty-three people
from Riverside met up
with eight people from a
church in West Virginia,
which is close to the Noble
Correctional Institute in
Ohio.
There were 350 in-
mates, and a lot of them
had prayer requests for
their family members,
said Frances Stone, who
is the S.C. leader over na-
tional missions with her
husband, Jason, for Judge-
ment House. We had 42
salvations, 18 rededica-
tions and six or seven bap-
tisms.
The idea of Judgement
House is to present the
Gospel in the form of a
play, except the audience
moves from one room to
another to see each scene.
Each time, the script is
a bit different, depend-
ing on the audience. The
audience walks through
heaven, hell and the
final judgment. At the
end, there are counselors
available to talk with au-
dience members or pray
with them.
In most cases, the event
comes to a small church
and uses some of their
own members to help put
on the play. Riverside
uses 130 people to put
on their own production.
In this case, the prison
choir served as the choir
in heaven, and the prison
arts and crafts department
made the scenery and cos-
tumes. Then, the churchs
pastor followed up with
those who made decisions
or needed prayer.
The prison has a full-
time chaplain and we
started each day in their
chapel, said Stone. It
was the highlight of the
trip. The same God I wor-
ship and who loves me, is
the same one they wor-
ship.
But working in a prison
had a lot more restric-
tions, of course.
It was extremely stress-
ful, admits Stone. I had
to make an itemized list,
and there are people in
there for murder and rape.
Theyre in there for a rea-
son, but God still loves
them.
In addition to the risk
they were taking by going
into a correctional institu-
tion, each member of the
team was responsible for
raising $225 for the oppor-
tunity to go on the trip.
But, for many members
of the team, it was their
third trip with Judgement
House.
My husband, Jason, and
I went to Judgement House
training a few years ago,
and we met a lady in New
Jersey who wanted Judge-
ment House to come to
her neighborhood where
there were a lot of shoot-
ings, said Stone. It takes
a village to do it. You go
into these worlds and you
can feel Gods presence.
The staff at Riverside is
supportive of the ministry,
and most of the pastoral
staff has been on at least
one of the mission trips.
Most of the trips include
approximately 30 to 35
people, and they go when-
ever a church asks them
to which has worked out
to be about one trip a year
for the church.
Lt. Randolph, the threat
assessment coordinator at
the prison, had personally
been through a Judgement
House and was the one
who contacted the main
office to see if we could
come, said Stone. Our
pastor [at Riverside] was
all in, so I went up for four
days with my husband to
make a layout. It was a
huge production, but it
was completely in Gods
hands.
Although there are no
trips currently planned for
the church, Stone and her
husband will be working
with another church in Co-
lumbia on building Judge-
ment House there.
Judgement House, which
has a mission of changing
the world one lost soul at
a time, is headquartered
in Clearwater, Fla. and was
begun as an alternative for
teens during Halloween.
For more information
on Judgement House, visit
www. judgementhouse.
org.
CHURCH
NEWS

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Children release balloons symbolizing prayers at Greer First Baptists National Day of
Prayer service on Wednesday, April 30. Several local ministers were on hand to ofer
prayers for the nation at the noon ceremony.
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FROM PAGE ONE
Witherspoon said,
overall, the event went
smoothly and downtown
businesses owners, partic-
ularly on Trade Street, had
increased traffic in their
stores.
Presently, there is not a
formal means of gathering
festival feedback, as a re-
sult feedback is gathered
through word of mouth.
Witherspoon added that
its too soon to determine
if the chamber will make
some changes before next
years festival.
This years festival of-
fered more rides and an
expanded its Creation Sta-
tion section for childrens
crafts.
Internally at least, we
think it was our best one
(Creation Station) yet, she
said. Its usually churches
that do it, but this year we
got a lot of organizations
involved. We know all the
organizations were very
pleased. We were very ex-
cited to have them. We
think it added a great extra
dimension to that area.
We got really good
reception with the ride
zone this year. Everyone
seemed pleased with the
variety of the rides, so
that was good, she said.
The food court area was
always busy, which is al-
ways a good thing. But, I
dont think there was any
one area that was exceed-
ing more busy than the
other.
Before the chamber be-
gins planning for next
years Family Fest at the
end of the year, they will
be tasked with planning
Oktoberfest.
We have to recover
from this one first, With-
erspoon said.
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MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Left to right, Caleb Jennemann, Hannah Schrader and Abigail Jennemann eat snacks
from a concession vendor Saturday at Greer Family Fest.
FEST: Brings best Creation Station yet
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Baily Counts decorates a paper hat at Creation Station.
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Riders on the Ferris wheel were treated to mild temperatures and clear skies Friday night
at the Greer Family Fest.
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Lauren Staufer gets a weaving lesson from Alice Carey of
the Tryon Arts Center Saturday at Greer Family Fest.
MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN
Groups of people stroll down the food court located in
City Park Friday night at Greer Family Fest.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Pictured left to right: Emeri and Easton Hall adjust their fre hats as they sit in the vintage
City of Greer fre truck parked near Creation Station at Greer Family Fest.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Bryson Slappey tries his hand at the rock climbing wall
Saturday afternoon at Greer Family Fest.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
A group of servicemen capped Family Fest with a Veterans Walk of Honor on Saturday
night. Pictured left to right are Clif Harpst, Gene Perkins and Odis Rumsey leading with
the veterans banner.
The Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office is investi-
gating an incident in which
a female inmate assaulted
an officer at Spartanburg
Regional Medical Center.
According to a press
release from The Spartan-
burg County Sheriffs Of-
fice, Caroline Foxwell-Hol-
mes, 32, of Duncan had
been transported to Spar-
tanburg Regional Medical
Center for treatment of a
medical condition Satur-
day night.
While at the hospital,
Foxwell-Holmes assaulted
a female officer, causing
injuries.
The officer was able to
use self-defense training
to get Foxwell-Holmes off
of her and then used pep-
per spray to stop the at-
tack.
The injuries received by
the inmate were not life
threatening and Foxwell-
Holmes was later returned
to the Spartanburg County
Sheriffs Office Detention
Center.
An investigation of the
incident will be conducted
to determine how Foxwell-
Holmes was able to get
into position to be able to
assault the detention of-
ficer.
GCSO SEEKS HELP
IDENTIFYING MAN
The Greenville County
Sheriffs Office is asking
for the publics help in
identifying a black male
suspect who verbally
threatened to kill the store
manager of a Dollar Gen-
eral store in Greenville
County.
According to a press re-
lease from the GCSO, the
male entered the Dollar
General, located at 2600
Anderson Road, on April
30 and, shortly thereaf-
ter, made life threatening
statements towards the
manager before telling the
manager to open the cash
drawer because he was go-
ing to steal the money.
The manager refused to
open the cash drawer and
the subject then left the
scene in a gray four-door
car (possibly a late 80s-
early 90s model Buick).
Investigators ask anyone
with information regard-
ing this incident or who
may know the subject to
call Crime Stoppers at 23-
CRIME.
(Note: All information
contained in the following
blotter was taken directly
from the official incident
reports filed by the Greer
Police Department or The
Spartanburg County Sher-
iffs Office or The Green-
ville County Sheriffs Of-
fice. All suspects are to be
considered innocent until
proven guilty in the court
of law.)
DUI
Isaiah James Ware, 19, of
100 Hardale Lane, Green-
ville, has been charged
with DUI (BA greater than
.10), driving on wrong side
of the road, beginners per-
mit violation and simple
possession of marijuana.
According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he ob-
served a vehicle turn out
of the QuikTrip and begin
driving north on the wrong
side of the road. The offi-
cer initiated a traffic stop
on the vehicle.
When the vehicle
stopped, the officer ob-
served a passenger in the
backseat throw a hand
rolled cigarette out of the
window.
The officer approached
the driver of the vehicle
(Ware) and immediately
detected a strong odor of
alcohol coming from his
person. Ware consented
to a series of field sobri-
ety tests that he failed. He
was placed under arrest
for DUI.
The passenger in the
vehicle admitted to the
officer he had thrown a
marijuana joint out of the
window of the vehicle. He
was issued a citation for
simple possession of mar-
ijuana.
Ware was transported to
the Greer City Jail where
he blew a .08 percent on a
breathalyzer.
SOMETHINGS FISHY
Kyle Hunter Smith, 18, of
3040 East Gap Creek Road,
Greer, has been charged
with simple possession of
marijuana and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
dispatched to Hammett
Bridge Road in reference
to a truck parked illegally.
Upon arrival, the officer
made contact with the sub-
ject Smith who was fishing
under the bridge.
While the officer walked
by the truck to speak with
Smith, however, he spot-
ted a grinder and a pipe
lying in the console. A
search of the truck yielded
.01 ounces of marijuana.
Smith was given tickets
for simple possession of
marijuana and for posses-
sion of drug parapherna-
lia.
LIFE IMITATES
GRAND THEFT
Juan Vasquez, 44, of 124
McDaniel Ave., Greer, has
been arrested and is fac-
ing grand theft charges in
Miami Dade County.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to an address on Victor
Court in reference to as-
sisting with transporting a
subject to jail.
When the officer arrived,
he ran Vasquez informa-
tion through NCIC and
learned he was wanted in
Florida for $100,000 of
first degree grand theft.
The state of Florida con-
firmed full extradition and
Vasquez was transported
to the Greer City Jail.
TAG SWAP
Antjuanette Michelle
Watson, 25, of 405 Boiling
Road, Taylors, has been
charged with driving un-
der suspension, disregard-
ing a stop sign, improper
tag and failure to surren-
der a suspended tag.
According to incident
reports, an officer was
observing stop signs lo-
cated on Lorla and Mor-
gan streets in reference to
complaints from residents
in the area.
The officer observed a
green Chrysler run the
stop sign without slowing
down and initiated a traf-
fic stop on the vehicle and
its driver (Watson).
The officer learned the
tag on the vehicle had
been suspended for can-
cellation of insurance and
was supposed to be on a
different vehicle.
It was also learned that
the tag that was supposed
to be on the vehicle Wat-
son was driving had also
been suspended.
Watson also had a sus-
pended drivers license.
She was arrested and
transported to the Greer
City Jail.
WHAT HAPPENS IN GREER
Jerald Cliford Seelig, 46,
of 10 Dolce Luna Court,
Henderson, Nev., has been
charged with DUI, unin-
sured vehicle and driving
left of the center line.
According to incident
reports, an officer was on
routine patrol when he ob-
served a BMW struggling
to maintain lane control
and that had crossed the
yellow line at least twice.
As the officer was about
to initiate a traffic stop on
the vehicle, it pulled into
Maple Creek Laundry.
The officer pulled be-
hind the vehicle and acti-
vated his blue lights.
The driver (Seelig) at-
tempted to exit the ve-
hicle, but struggled due to
lack of balance.
Seelig agreed to a series
of field sobriety tests that
he failed.
He was placed under ar-
rest and transported to
the Greer City Jail, where
he refused a breathalyzer.
IGNORING THE SIGNS
Krista Lynn Garrett, 44,
of 104 Spruce Ave., Greer,
has been charged with
trespass after notice.
Pablo Rodriguez-Baylon,
40, of 606 Trade St., Greer,
has been charged with
trespass after notice.
According to incident re-
ports, an officer respond-
ed to an address on Trade
Street in reference to a
follow-up investigation on
some property that had
been condemned.
Upon the officers arriv-
al, there were six people
on the property coming in
and out of the house.
There were signs on
the property that clearly
stated No Trespass Con-
demned Property.
Three of these six peo-
ple had previously been
on the property when the
notice was given that the
property had been con-
demned.
Two of these people,
Garrett and Rodriguez-
Babylon, were arrested
and transported to the
Greer City Jail.
Police were unable to lo-
cate the third person that
got away while officers
were arresting Garrett and
Babylon-Rodriguez.
The South Carolina Law
Enforcement Victim Advo-
cate Association recently
named Bridget Daly Mus-
teata vice president of the
organization.
Musteata is the Law
Enforcement Victim Ad-
vocate and Forensic In-
terviewer for the Duncan
Police Department. She
also serves as the legisla-
tive liaison and sits on
South Carolina Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
and Sexual Assaults legis-
lative committee.
The South Carolina Law
Enforcement Victim Ad-
vocate Association, estab-
lished in 1990, is com-
prised of law enforcement
victim advocates state-
wide. The association pro-
vides training, networking
and a voice for legislative
issues pertaining to crime
victims rights. Member-
ship includes voting mem-
bers who are Law Enforce-
ment Victim Advocates
and non-voting members
who represent non-law en-
forcement victim service
agencies
Musteata is a nationally
certified forensic inter-
viewer from South Caro-
lina Universitys School of
Law, Child First South Car-
olina. She is also a trainer
for the National Law En-
forcement Training and
Capacity Building Project,
funded by the Office on
Violence Against Women.
In 2012 Bridget was
named Law Enforcement
Victim Advocate of the
Year by the association
and The South Carolina
House of Representatives.
Bridget also serves as
a volunteer to Soldiers
Angels; The South Caro-
lina Department of Public
Safetys Families of High-
way Fatalities (FHF), and
Southeastern Childrens
Home. She is also a mem-
ber of Southern Hospital-
ity, a womens civic orga-
nization.
POLICE AND FIRE
The Greer Citizen
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Shortly before 1 pm Tuesday, Greer police and fre of cers
responded to this accident in the parking lot of Greer State
Bank. Police Lt. Jim Holcombe said the driver of the white
Dodge Ram was heading down Middleton Way when he
sufered an unknown health problem and lost control of
his vehicle. The truck went through the Lil Cricket parking
lot, across Poinsett St. and into the bank parking lot, where
it collided with this parked Chevrolet Tahoe.
Foxwelll-Holmes
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Airport Baptist Church
776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850
Apalache Baptist
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Bible Baptist Church
6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003
Blue Ridge Baptist Church
3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787
BridgePointe
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Burnsview Baptist Church
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Calvary Baptist
101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759
Calvary Baptist
108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092
Calvary Hill Baptist
100 Edward Rd., Lyman
Calvary Road Baptist Church
108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643
Camp Creek Baptist Church
1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216
Community Baptist Church
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Double Springs Baptist Church
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Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church
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El Bethel Baptist Church
313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021
Emmanuel Baptist Church
423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121
Enoree Fork Baptist Church
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Fairview Baptist Church
1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881
First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519
Grace Place
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Greer Freewill Baptist Church
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Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
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Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899
Holly Springs Baptist Church
250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203
New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417
ONeal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032
Peoples Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400
Second Baptist Church
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672
St. Johns Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523
ONeal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 877-3267
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 879-3190
OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Agape House
900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015
Bartons Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple
125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207
Faith Temple
5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524
Glad Tidings Assembly of God
Highway 290, Greer 879-3291
Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442
Harmony Fellowship Church
468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544
Mountain Bridge Community Church
1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424
New Birth Greenville
3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 848-2728
New Covenant Fellowship
2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933
Springwell Church
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 268-2299
Trinity Fellowship Church
3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-0419
1700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer 879-0970
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727
Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)
39 Hillcrest St., Lyman 877-9392
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981
Vine Worship Center
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175
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Lindley Mayer witnessed
the struggles and found
inspiration in her younger
siblings, Brock and Brant-
ley, who were both born
with Renal Fanconi Syn-
drome, which affects the
kidneys. They have intel-
lectual and physical dis-
abilities, and neither Brock
nor Brantley can read or
write, and Brock is unable
to speak.
When I was really young,
I would hear people using
hurtful words towards
my siblings or mocking
the way that they speak
or communicate, Mayer
said. At first, I didnt
know what to do and I just
felt really embarrassed.
And finally, one day, I
stood up to the kids who
were doing that and I just
realized that I have a voice
and Ive been blessed with
the ability to be able to
speak out for these kids. I
think as I got older I just
realized how important
that actually is and thats
why I started Lindleys Al-
liance for Disabled Youth,
and that was founded in
2005.
Mayer was 18 when she
founded L.A.D.Y. Bug, and,
through the organization,
she promotes language
awareness and fundraises
for her cause. Through
her non-profit organiza-
tion, Mayer said she raises
$8,000 - $10,000 a year for
the Greenville Childrens
Hospital and Childrens
Miracle Network, rais-
ing about $46,000 for the
cause since its inception.
However, Mayer isnt done
yet.
She is hosting a Zum-
bathon on Saturday, May
10, from 11 a.m. 4 p.m
at Pelham Road Baptist
Church, 1108 Pelham
Road, Greenville. Two
Zumba classes will be held
at noon and 2:30 p.m.
and several food, retail
and non-profit vendors
will setup for the public
peruse. The event costs
$15 in advance or $20 at
the door, and tickets can
be purchased at change-
words.org.
I have two special needs
siblings and, at a very
young age, I knew that
I wanted to raise aware-
ness, funds and hope to
benefit not just my sib-
lings, but all children that
are living with disabilities
or rare conditions like the
children at the Childrens
Hospital of Greenville, so
I became really involved
with the Childrens Miracle
Network, she said.
After being crowned
Miss South Carolina Teen
and competing for Miss
South Carolina, Mayer be-
came the Childrens Mira-
cle Network assistant for
the Miss South Carolina
organization.
A lot of people think
that the fund that they do-
nate to Childrens Miracle
Network is for operation
costs and that kind of
thing, but what the funds
do that the donators give
to Childrens Miracle
Network is we call it the
dream gap, Mayer said.
Its basically to make the
childs day more fun, more
enjoyable.
Its a really great way
to make the children feel
at home and just take their
mind off of the hardship
and struggle that theyre
going through at that time
with their illness.
For more information
about Mayer and her or-
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words.org or lindleymay-
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SPORTS
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
BLAME
CANNADA
BILLY
CANNADA
B
The life
of a
teacher
W
hat a job teachers
have!
These dedicated
individuals certainly de-
serve more than a day to
celebrate their hard work,
but sadly they wont get
it. These essential and
passionate people often
get overlooked, only to be
fussed at when something
doesnt go according to
plan.
I should know. I live
with one.
For the first year and a
half, I hardly saw my wife,
Shannon.
One of the single most
talented people Ive ever
met, Shannon spent four
years at North Greenville
University earning (and
I mean EARNING) her
degree in elementary
education. She stayed up
late, she woke up early,
she put in the extra time
and she refused to accept
anything less than a per-
fect product.
I saw her graduate
Magna Cum Laude and I
saw her hunt for a job in
one of the toughest job
markets that exists. She
spent months visiting
schools, handing out
resumes, sending emails
and making phone calls.
Those things, however,
would eventually be the
least of her worries.
Against huge odds, my
wife got a job teaching
fifth graders right here in
the Greer area. A principal
finally saw what anyone
around her had seen for
the past four years of her
life. She wanted to make
a difference. She wanted
to love on kids. She was
meant to teach.
Teachers live a tough
life. I used to make the
joke that I could do any-
thing for a few months if
I knew I was going to have
the summer off. Not any
more. Shannon puts in
just as many hours as the
rest of us do during the
year, and then some. She
still stays up late, she still
wakes up early, she still
puts in the extra time at
home grading papers and
she still refuses to put
out anything less than a
perfect product.
Only now, she is en-
trusted with the lives of
more than 40 students on
a daily basis. She helps
them multiply and add
fractions (a process Im
still not sure I can do),
she helps them hone their
writing skills, she teaches
them about science and
she pushes them to dig
deeper in every subject.
But, beyond the curricu-
lum, shes a caretaker. She
comforts these kids on
bad days, she celebrates
with them on good days
and she corrects them
when they steer the
wrong way.
This isnt a job where
you are congratulated
on a regular basis. Being
a teacher comes with
scrutiny and struggles. My
wife is so invested in the
lives of her students, who
she always refers to as
my kids, that she often
leaves work frustrated
and in tears.
She doesnt do it for
money (as if anyone
would ever question that).
Her passion for children
and learning is something
that is only shared by a
few.
I know Ive probably
just described the teacher
in your life. Shannon isnt
the only one who goes
through the ringer every
school year. She is sur-
rounded by dozens more
right in her own hallway.
Take time to appreci-
ate these guys. They take
time to love and appreci-
ate your children every
day. Its only right that we
return the favor.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Eastside baseball
team continues to find
ways to stay alive in play-
off games.
The Eagles received a
walk-off RBI from Jordan
Poynter Monday night, ad-
vancing past River Bluff
7-6 in their second playoff
game.
Eastside opened post-
season play in similar
fashion, edging Belton-
Honea Path at home in the
first round 5-4.
The Eagles will now have
to lose twice to miss the
Upper State tournament.
A River Bluff home run
in the fourth inning gave
the visiting team a 6-3 ad-
vantage, but Eastside was
able to work itself back in
the game off strong pitch-
ing from Ethan Bray.
Eastside fought back in
the fourth to tie the game
at 6-6 off a two-run single
from Zach White.
Sam Jones reached on
a hit in the seventh and
pinch runner Eric Marsh
scored on the walk-off hit
from Poynter.
The Eagles will play in
the District III Upper State
championship game on
Friday.
BLUE RIDGE
The Tigers got all they
could handle last week,
losing to Wren 4-2, but
bouncing back against
Clinton in a 3-1 win.
On the verge of elimina-
tion, Blue Ridge will not be
able to afford another slip
up in the postseason. The
Tigers will take on Chapin
on the road on Wednes-
day. The winner will have
to win two consecutive
games against the Golden
Hurricanes to advance to
the Upper State tourna-
ment.
Blue Ridge snuck into
the playoffs last week af-
ter winning its final three
games against Pickens,
Travelers Rest and Greer.
BYRNES
After a first round win
over Greenwood in the
District IV Upper State
playoffs, Byrnes dropped
its next two games and
was eliminated from post-
season contention.
The Rebels were blanked
by Rock Hill 4-0, before
losing to Mauldin on Mon-
day night.
SEE BASEBALL | B4
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Capping a perfect sea-
son, the Blue Ridge Mid-
dle School softball team
secured a 14-4 win over
Ralph Chandler last week
to claim the Greenville
County Championship.
The Lady Tigers finish
with an unblemished 19-
0 record, and head coach
Nicole Sullivan said she is
proud of her team.
We were in tears, Sulli-
van said. We were ecstat-
ic. They were very, very
happy.
It feels really great, she
said. These girls worked
really well together and
they are amazing young
ladies who I know will go
far in their sport. What ac-
tually thrilled me the most
is the fact that these girls
really do care for each
other. The realize that its
the team that wins and not
just the individual.
Ralph Chandler gained
a quick 2-0 lead over Blue
Ridge in the championship
game, but the Lady Tigers
were quick to knot things
up in the first.
It was going back and
forth. It was pretty close,
Sullivan said. It was 3-
2 until the fourth inning
and we scored two more
runs.
The score was 5-3 head-
ing into the fifth inning.
We got a little nervous
worrying about what the
outcome was going to be,
but we knew our girls had
full control of the game,
Sullivan said. We just
came and rallied back. By
the time the fifth inning
was over it was 10-3.
The Tigers would not
relinquish that lead, fin-
ishing things off with a
SEE PERFECTION | B4
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Just a week after cel-
ebrating a region champi-
onship, the Greer softball
team was sent packing.
The Lady Yellow Jackets
playoff run was cut short,
as losses to West Oak and
River Bluff brought on the
early exit.
We gave up when it got
tough and never fought
back the rest of the game,
Greer coach Ashleigh
Anderson said after the
loss to West Oak. Yes,
we scored some runs in
the sixth, but overall we
gave up on each other. We
havent done that all sea-
son.
Greer struggled during
its first postseason out-
ing, giving up more than a
dozen runs in a 20-7 loss
to West Oak.
It wasnt West Oak that
frustrated us, Anderson
said. We frustrated our-
selves. When you make er-
rors that should be outs,
its hard to win games.
The Lady Yellow Jackets
saw similar frustrations
on Monday. A late River
Bluff rally gave the visiting
team the fuel it needed to
squeak by, securing a 7-5
loss for Greer.
River Bluff kicked off
the scoring with two quick
runs in the first inning.
Greer answered in the bot-
tom half with a run of its
own, narrowing the mar-
gin to 2-1. That River Bluff
lead would hold up un-
til the sixth inning when
Greer added three runs to
knot the score at 4-4.
River Bluffs three-run
seventh inning would
be the difference in the
game.
BYRNES
The Lady Rebels are per-
fect in postseason play,
notching wins over Nation
Ford and Laurens in the
early going.
The wins advance By-
rnes to the District I Upper
State championship game
on Wednesday.
Since the Lady Rebels are
unbeaten, they would have
SEE SOFTBALL | B4
BRMS softball fnishes 19-0
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
The Blue Ridge Middle School softball team fnished with a perfect 19-0 record, defeating Ralph Chandler to claim the
Greenville County Championship last week.
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Eastside will have to lose its next two games not to advance to the Upper State tournament.
The Eagles defeated BHP and River Bluf in back-to-back playof wins.
We were in tears.
We were ecstatic.
They were very,
very happy.
Nicole Sullivan
Blue Ridge Middle head coach
Eagles defeat BHP, River
Bluff to move forward
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Eagles celebrated Jordan Poynters walkof hit Monday
night during a 7-6 win over River Bluf.
Yellow Jackets
make abrupt
postseason exit

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Greer dropped games to West Oak and River Bluf, falling
in the frst round of playofs.


It wasnt West Oak
that frustrated
us. We frustrated
ourselves. When you
make errors that
should be outs, its
hard to win games.
Ashleigh Anderson
Greer High softball coach
B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Looking to make a name
for himself, both on the
gridiron and the baseball
diamond, Blue Ridges
Ty Montgomery recently
signed a letter of intent to
continue his athletic ca-
reer at Guilford College.
The senior quarterback/
catcher said it is exciting
to finally make his deci-
sion official.
It means everything,
Montgomery said. This is
going to be my future. It
kind of reminds me how
much harder Im going to
have to work in college.
Its amazing. I love the
feeling right now.
Blue Ridge coach Shane
Clark said Montgomery
has worked hard to get
where he is.
Ty began his junior sea-
son without any varsity
experience as a quarter-
back, but his dedication
and commitment to work
hard proved very benefi-
cial for him, Clark said.
His numbers for his ca-
reer are outstanding.
Montgomery rushed 251
times for the Tigers, to-
taling 1,093 yards and 21
touchdowns. He complet-
ed 385 passes for 4,819
yards and 37 touchdowns.
Most of the time, you try
to get a quarterback a 55
percent completion rate,
but Tys numbers gave
him a 71 percent comple-
tion rate, Clark said. He
will be truly missed, but
will also be very success-
ful.
On the baseball dia-
mond, Montgomery ac-
cumulated 50 hits, 37 RBI
and 40 runs scored.
Ive already talked with
the coaches and theyre
going to schedule every-
thing to make sure Im not
doing too much, Mont-
gomery said. Mainly its
just going to be working
around my schedule. Of
course, academics are go-
ing to have to come first.
Montgomery said Guil-
ford felt like the right
move.
I felt like I could do my
best there, Montgomery
said. Theyre a really pres-
tigious academic school
and, whatever job I go to,
I want to make sure they
see that I went to a good
college.
As he gets set to take on
a new challenge, the se-
nior will leave Blue Ridge
with no regrets.
I will never forget the
feeling when we beat
Greer, Montgomery said.
That last drive, when our
defense held them up, just
looking up at the crowd
and seeing everybody go-
ing crazyI will never for-
get that.
I dont remember every-
thing, but I certainly dont
regret anything he said.
Montgomery will major
in sport management.
I was wanting to be
pharmacist, but I dont
think thats really me,
Montgomery said. Sports
management, and being
like a sports agent or some-
thing like that thats all
me. That just sounds like
something that would fit
me.
With time winding down
on his high school career,
Montgomery has seen his
Tigers make a late run at
the playoffs. He said the
team has finally started
playing together.
We got everybody to-
gether and made sure we
were all in it together,
Montgomery said. Thats
the thing. This year, weve
lost games because we
werent playing as a team.
When we started playing
as a team, we were unstop-
pable.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridges Clifton
Duck will look to demon-
strate his speed and of-
fensive ability at Guilford
College next fall, signing a
letter of intent last week.
He joins teammate Ty
Montgomery as the second
Tiger to sign with Guilford
for football.
I wont be uncom-
fortable when I first get
there, Duck said. [Ty and
I] going there together will
be a good thing. We talked
about it and made a deci-
sion that we wanted to go
together.
Duck said he wants to
become a sports agent af-
ter college.
I liked that their sport
management program was
so big, Duck said. That
was something I wanted to
major in so that got me re-
ally interested.
The senior said he will
miss the friendships he
has formed with his high
school teammates.
We kind of grew up to-
gether, so were like fam-
ily. Were brothers, Duck
said. Every game, we
came in thinking we were
going to win. Nobody ever
thought we were going to
lose. Its just one of those
things I will miss, playing
with those guys.
Duck said he is walking
into a successful program.
Theyve had some cham-
pionships, Duck said.
Hopefully I will be able to
go in there and make a dif-
ference and bring them a
championship.
Duck caught 68 passes
in his time at Blue Ridge,
accumulating 705 yards
and seven touchdowns.
His route running abil-
ity became some of the
best in the state this year
and helped lead our of-
fense to be one of the best
in South Carolina, Blue
Ridge coach Shane Clark
said.
Clifton has proven
himself to be a wonderful
teammate that turned into
a very legitimate threat as
a wide receiver in our of-
fense. His commitment to
making himself better has
paid off for him, he said.
Although he takes many
high school memories
with him, Duck said there
was one game in particular
that will stick with him.
The game that I will re-
member the most is J.L.
Mann [during my senior
season]. That was prob-
ably my best game, Duck
said.
Duck said he is looking
forward to the changes
ahead.
I just want to make a
difference, Duck said.
Hopefully the younger
guys that see us doing this
now will make a difference
in their life as well.
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Plays all
around the
diamond
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridges Hunter
Wheeler has demonstrated
the ability to play all over
the baseball field, and he
hopes that will give him an
edge at North Greenville
University.
The senior, who has seen
time at first base, center
field, left field and on the
mound, signed a letter of
intent with the Crusad-
ers last week, making his
college decision final. Al-
though it was not an easy
choice, Wheeler said it was
the right one.
Brevard was interested
in me for a while, and I
was supposed to go there,
but it was going to cost
too much, Wheeler said.
Ive been talking to North
Greenville since my soph-
omore year, and theyve
been watching me. A few
weeks before I committed
I just asked them if there
was anything on the table
and they made me an of-
fer.
I took a college visit
up there in January and I
liked it a lot, he said. The
campus is small and I like
having the small class-
rooms. Theyve upgraded
their facilities, so its get-
ting nice.
With Blue Ridge sitting
just miles from North
Greenvilles campus,
Wheeler said his family
will enjoy having him so
close.
Its only 30 minutes
away, so I can see my
family whenever I want,
Wheeler said.
Wheeler accumulated
more than 45 career hits as
a Tiger, driving in 30 runs.
Wheeler has led Blue Ridge
to 8 wins on the mound,
totaling 119 strikeouts in
101 innings pitched.
I played JV ball in ninth
grade and Ive known these
guys a long time, Wheeler
said. Its just been fun,
going out and having fun
in practicegoofing off.
Weve got a bunch of goof
balls, but they know how
to get serious when its
time to play.
The teams play has
earned the Tigers a playoff
spot this year, and Wheeler
said his teammates have
shared a common goal.
In the playoffs, we
havent made it real far,
Wheeler said. Last year,
we ended up losing so this
year has been about try-
ing to make it further than
that.
Wheeler said he will ma-
jor in either business or
sport management.
Its a Christ-like atmo-
sphere, Wheeler said of
North Greenville. They
can definitely help you
know God in and out of
the classroom. I like the
small environment. You
know everybody is going
to be nice to you and you
know that youre going to
know everybody.
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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Blue Ridges Alex Surfus
has wreaked havoc on op-
posing offenses during his
time with the Tigers, and
his coaches believe that
success will translate onto
the college level.
Surfus signed a letter of
intent with Newberry Col-
lege last week.
Alex has been a fix-
ture on our defensive line
for several years and has
worked very hard to get
to this day, Blue Ridge
coach Shane Clark said.
He has been a leader for
us on the field and in our
strength and conditioning
program.
Surfus said Newberry
was the right choice.
I really liked the team,
but I also liked the college
and the campus, Surfus
said. I was really im-
pressed with the defensive
line coach. Its a new pro-
gram, and last year they
had a winning season.
They say the best men play
on the D-line, so Im really
excited to go in there and
prove that Im one of the
best men on the team so
I can hopefully start this
year and work my butt off
for Newberry.
Surfus amassed 52 tack-
les and eight tackles for
a loss during his senior
season. He also recorded
four sacks and forced four
fumbles.
There were not many
teams that could block
Alex one on one, and his
unselfishness made our
defense even stronger,
Clark said.
Surfus said his high
school coaches have
played a big part in help-
ing him take the next step
in his athletic career.
I really appreciate the
coaches and the years
theyve spent training us
every day over the sum-
mers, Surfus said. The
coaches offer some of the
biggest support Ive ever
seen in my life.
The senior said his
teammates have made his
experience with the Tigers
a pleasant one.
Ill remember the fun
times and the good times
with my teammates and
my classmates, Surfus
said. They made high
school what it should be,
and thats the best part of
your life.
Surfus said he knows he
will be walking into a com-
petitive defense.
Im walking into a win-
ning program with a lot of
guys coming back, Surfus
said. Ive got to make a
point to people and prove
something. I just want to
show everybody that I can
be apart of the team.
Im excited for the col-
lege experience, he said.
Im just excited to make
friends and go to parties,
just do what every college
student wantsto be ac-
cepted somewhere.
Surfus said he is leaning
towards majoring in biol-
ogy.
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Blue Ridge Tiger Signings
Montgomery signs with Guilford football, baseball
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Ty Montgomery
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Clifton Duck
Duck to run routes for
Guilford in the fall
Tigers Surfus adds to
Newberry defensive line
Versatile Wheeler picks North Greenville baseball
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Alex Surfus
BILLY CANNADA | THE GREER CITIZEN
Hunter Wheeler




WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 SPORTS THE GREER CITIZEN B3
Eastside Signings
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastsides Daniel Wade
will soon be hitting the
track for the Crusaders,
signing a letter of intent
with North Greenville Uni-
versity last week.
Wade said his decision
to go to North Greenville
was an easy one.
My oldest brother [Ben]
goes there and hes gradu-
ating [this] week, so I had
some close ties with the
university, Wade said.
He ran for them, so the
head coach offered me a
pretty nice scholarship.
That helped out a lot.
The senior said he will
miss the comradery hes
built with his teammates
at Eastside.
Ill just remember all
the fellowship Ive had
with all the runners over
the years, even the ones
that have graduated,
Wade said. Ive enjoyed
spending time with them
and making friends.
Both the track and field
and cross country pro-
grams are continuing to
grow at North Greenville.
Its definitely a grow-
ing program, Wade said.
Theyve gotten a lot of
recruits, even from our re-
gion, that are really good.
Theyre building a great
team.
Wade said he hopes he
can help the team com-
pete immediately.
I just want to bring a
competitive spirit, Wade
said. I want to be some-
one that can help out
and actually contribute
by scoring points in track
and field and placing well
in cross country.
Wade said his most fond
memories as an Eagle came
when he was a junior.
Ill remember it all
pretty well, but if anything
stands out it would proba-
bly be getting all-state and
runner-up in cross coun-
try last year, Wade said.
That was pretty big.
Now looking forward
to the college experience,
Wade said he is ready for
some freedom.
Wade said he leaning to-
wards international busi-
ness as a potential major.
Its going to be nice
having some freedom, he
said. Its not to far away,
so its nice to be a little
closer to home.
Wade signed his schol-
arship agreement on
the same day as his high
school teammate, Alex
Lucking.
Its great getting to sign
with Alex, he said. Hes
one of my best friends and
Ive been on the team with
him for a long time. Hav-
ing him sign with me, even
though were going to dif-
ferent colleges, is great.
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BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastsides Alex Lucking
hopes to continue his suc-
cess on the track at the
next level, signing a letter
of intent to race for the
University of Richmond
last week.
After weighing his deci-
sion carefully, the senior
feels like he made the
right one.
Over the summer we
toured a bunch of schools
and after that I had it down
to Richmond, Davidson
and Syracuse, Lucking
said. When I went on an
official visit [to Richmond],
I really liked the team and
I felt like I was going to be
a great fit there. I really
liked what the coach was
saying and what they did
for workouts. I just loved
the campus and thought
it was a great fit academi-
cally and athletically.
Although injuries held
him back for a couple of
years at Eastside, Lucking
said he was glad he finally
got to show what he was
capable of.
Its kind of weird be-
cause I was injured for
about two an a half years,
Lucking said. I was the
team, but it was always
like I was kind of help-
ing. I was finally able to
get healthy and run like I
should. It was nice to final-
ly be able to help the team
out and be with a group of
kids that worked together
and were really fast.
Lucking said he will be
joining an already suc-
cessful program.
Theyve been on the
academic All-American
list for a bunch of years,
Lucking said. I know a
few years ago they were
ranked nationally. Theyve
kind of had a drop off, but
theyre still high up there
and theyve been doing re-
ally well. Hopefully I will
be able to help.
The senior was able to
sign on the same day as his
teammate, Daniel Wade,
who is attending North
Greenville University.
Obviously, were not
going to the same type
of school or anything like
that, but the whole pro-
cess has been fun, Luck-
ing said. [Wade and I] are
the same kind of distance
runners and were in all
the same classes, so to be
able to sign with him was
really cool.
Lucking said he is excit-
ed for the new experience.
This is just going to be
something new, Lucking
said. Its a different ex-
perience than high school.
Youre going to be training
more seriously and school
is going to be a lot more
challenging. I think its go-
ing to be good. Everybody
Ive talked to thats going
to Richmond seems to be
really nice so Im really ex-
cited.
Lucking will be going to
Richmond for Psychology,
but has not yet made up
his mind on what he wants
to study.
Im trying to gradu-
ate with a grad degree in
five years, Lucking said.
Ive taken all of these AP
courses [at Eastside], but I
have no idea.
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Eastsides Clay Walker
has won team state titles,
individual state titles and
national titles, but the se-
nior says his career on the
wrestling mat is just get-
ting started.
Walker recently signed
his letter of intent to
wrestle collegiately at
Iowa Central, and plans to
transfer to the University
of Iowa after two years.
Im still kind of shocked
that its happening, Walk-
er said. Its sort of unreal.
I got a full ride to Iowa
Central, and that was hard
to pass up. Ive got the op-
portunity to go to Iowa
[University] afterwards, so
thats the plan right now.
The coach at Iowa is
what actually got Iowa
Central looking at me, he
said. The head coach at
Iowa told the head coach
at Iowa Central, Do what-
ever it takes to get Clay
Walker into your school.
After I heard that, I was
pretty excited.
Walker plans to wrestle
his freshman year at Iowa
Central and redshirt his
sophomore year, transfer-
ring to the Hawkeyes as a
junior.
After I talked to the
Iowa coach at nationals,
I was just so pumped,
Walker said. I think thats
what did it for me.
With four high school
state and national titles
under his belt, Walker
said he knows what kind
of legacy he will leave at
Eastside.
Leaving here, I just want
people to see my name up
on the wall and try to beat
it, Walker said. Thats
what I always did. I just al-
ways wanted to do better
than they did. Not because
I didnt like them, but
just because I wanted to
be the best. I think thats
the mentality a lot of guys
have here.
Although he is excited to
start a new chapter, Walk-
er said it will be hard be-
ing so far from home.
[Distance] was the only
thing that was making me
kind of [hesitant] about
it, Walker said. Im get-
ting married on July 26, so
me and my wife are going
to head up there. Im ex-
cited. I know its going to
be hard at first, but I think
I can do it.
Walker said he does not
believe his successful past
will give him a leg up on
the competition in college.
A lot of high school
wrestlers, when they go
to college, they will be the
best high school wrestler
in the country, but cant ad-
just, Walker said. I think
I will adjust pretty well be-
cause Ive been practicing
with college teams since
seventh grade. Im think-
ing I will do alright.
Walker will major in
criminal justice in hopes
of becoming a game war-
den.
Its something Ive al-
ways wanted to do, Walk-
er said. I like fishing and
I like hunting. I just like
being outside and doing
hands-on kind of work.
Setting goals is easy for
the senior who has be-
come so used to champi-
onship rings.
I want to win a national
title, Walker said.
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Begins
membership
campaign
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
The Greer High School
Booster Club began its sea-
sonal push to raise money
for Yellow Jacket sports
teams, hosting a golf
tournament last Friday at
Greer Country Club.
Greer High athletes were
on hand to volunteer and
local residents dusted off
the clubs to help raise
funds for upcoming sea-
sons.
There are so many
people in this community
that care about Greer High
School, Tony Tipton, vice
president of the club, said.
Greer is a sports town and
were fortunate to have
people in this community
that have been longstand-
ing supporters of Greer
High School athletics.
I dont know about the
other sports, but weve got
guys on the football team
that are fourth generation.
When you have that kind
of thing, its deep-rooted
in the community and
people genuinely want to
help.
Tipton said the golf
tournament saw a solid
turnout.
We thought the turnout
was good, Tipton said.
We did what we wanted
to do, which was raise
some money for the boost-
er club. Its all about our
student athletes at Greer
High School. The booster
club supports all sports
and [the tournament] went
really well. All the people
playing had a really good
time.
We had 41 hole spon-
sors and a bunch of volun-
teers, Tipton said. We had
a bunch of football players
out there driving the bev-
erage carts and cleaning
off tables after lunch. Ev-
eryone just worked really
hard to make this a good
event.
The booster club hopes
to do a similar event in the
fall.
We always start having
our booster club member-
ship drive around this time
of year. Weve got people
that have been members
of the booster club for 30
plus years, and some lon-
ger than that, Tipton said.
We wanted to do the golf
tournament sort of in con-
junction with our booster
club membership blitz.
Tipton said the Yellow
Jacket booster club serves
as a source of support
for all Greer High athletic
teams.
A lot of people think
booster club is just about
football, Tipton said.
Football and basketball
are your revenue sports
and football is certainly a
major revenue sport, but
the reality of it is, 60 per-
cent of all the money we
gave back to the school
last year went to sports
other than football.
Going into next school
year, its important to
have the funds to do the
things you want to do, he
said. This is a good way
for us to jump start our
fundraising.
To learn more about the
Greer High Booster Club,
visit yellowjacketsports.
net.
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Wade chooses North
Greenville University
Walker taking championship talent to Iowa Central
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Clay Walker, pictured center, will head to Iowa Central.
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Robbie Gravley, the voice of the Yellow Jackets, takes a
swing at the Greer booster club golf tournament.
Greer booster club tees off

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Daniel Wade, pictured center, will run for North Greenville next season.
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Alex Lucking, pictured center, will compete for the University of Richmond.
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FROM B1
14-4 win. While her team
has managed to remain
perfect all season, Sulli-
van said the Lady Tigers
simply come to play every
time out.
I honestly think they
think softball is a great
game and its just fun.
They just play to the best
of their ability, Sullivan
said. Im sure they en-
joyed the fact that they
were undefeated and only
allowed eight runs in 19
games this year.
Numbers like that re-
quire stellar defensive
play, Sullivan said.
We had great defense
and pitching, Sullivan
said. When you only al-
low a few runs all season,
thats pretty amazing.
With a talented core
group of players, Sullivan
said she is setting the bar
high in terms of the teams
future potential
As long as these ladies
work together and keep
their head in the game
and really participate,
they have a bright fu-
ture, Sullivan said. I see
these girls winning a state
title for Blue Ridge High
School. Within two years,
I see them winning a state
title.
Sullivan said softball in
Blue Ridge is continuing to
gain speed on all levels.
Its a whole commu-
nity effort, Sullivan said.
Baseball and softball are
very important to our
schools.
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FROM B1
Byrnes entered the
playoffs on a hot streak,
beating Wade Hampton,
Mauldin and T.L. Hanna
in the final week of region
play.
RIVERSIDE
The Warriors were strug-
gling heading into post-
season play, and things
did not improve against
Northwestern and Rich-
land Northeast last week.
Riverside dropped a
heartbreaking 1-0 loss to
Northwestern, who went
undefeated in region play
this season, before being
ousted by Richland.
The Warriors end the
year losing nine of their
last 10 ball games.
FROM B1
to lose twice to either Fort
Mill or Laurens to be elimi-
nated. Byrnes could poten-
tially face Clover, Boiling
Springs or Blythewood in
the next round.
BLUE RIDGE
The Lady Tigers stum-
bled into postseason play,
losing their first matchup
with Belton-Honea Path 5-
4 on a walk-off wild pitch.
BHPs Casey Wooten
scored in the final mo-
ments of the seventh in-
ning, giving her team the
win and putting Blue Ridge
one loss closer to elimina-
tion.
Blue Ridge took on Ches-
ter on Monday, but results
were not available at press
time.
The Lady Tigers finished
the season with a 19-5 re-
cord, one win shy of a re-
gion championship.
Blue Ridge coach Kevin
Jones previously said his
teams region schedule
did not prepare them well
for the postseason.
Our region is not very
good after the top three
teams of Greer, Pickens
and ourselves, he said
last week. I think this
hurts those teams head-
ing into the playoffs when
they will be facing teams
from region I-AAA, which
is a far better region.
Eight local pros will play
in the upcoming Web.
com Tour event. Daniel
Bowden, Corbin Mills,
Crawford Reeves and Kyle
Thompson will play via
sponsor exemptions, and
Matt Bettencourt, Justin
Bolli, Matt Davidson and
Matt Hendrix will play via
Web.com Tour member-
ship.
Having eight local pros
participating in the tour-
nament is proof that we
have a significant pool of
talent here in the Upstate,
said Darin MacDonald, Ex-
ecutive Director of South
Carolina Charities, Inc., the
non-profit organization
that manages the tourna-
ment. The Web.com Tour
brings so much excitement
to the sport of golf, giving
the next Bill Haas or Bub-
ba Watson a competitive
stage to play on. Its great
to host a Tour event here
in the Upstate and have
some of our own shine on
that stage.
Officials also announced
several celebrity updates,
including the addition
of actors Gregory Itzin,
Rob Morrow, Frankie Mu-
iz and Richard Schiff.
The Gretzky family also
joins the lineup, including
Wayne, Janet and son Ty.
The following celebrities
are no longer able to play
in the event due to sched-
ule conflicts: Anthony An-
derson, Catherine Bell, Jef-
frey Donovan, Josh Kelley
and Greg Kinnear. These
changes bring the total ce-
lebrity count to 27.
Were sorry to see some
familiar faces have to bow
out of participating in this
years tournament, but
we wish them the best in
their upcoming projects,
said MacDonald. That
said, were excited to wel-
come Gregory and Frankie
to the tournament and to
have Rob, Richard and the
Gretzkys joining our line
up again.
Wayne Gretzky is regard-
ed as one of the best play-
ers in the history of the
National Hockey League
(NHL). He holds or shares
61 NHL records, includ-
ing the most points ever
scored at 2,856. This will
be the eighth time partici-
pating in the tournament.
Itzin has been featured
in over a hundred different
projects in film and televi-
sion, but is perhaps best
known for his Emmy-nom-
inated role as disgraced
U.S. President Charles Lo-
gan in the television se-
ries 24. Other notable
television appearances
include recurring roles on
Friends, Navy NCIS,
Boston Legal and JAG,
as well as guest-starring
roles on The West Wing,
Without a Trace and
CSI: Las Vegas. This will
be Itzins first time play-
ing in the tournament.
Janet Jones-Gretzky,
wife of Wayne, appeared
as a dancer in the films
Annie and Staying Alive.
She also had appearances
in the films Police Acad-
emy 5 and A League of
Their Own. This will be
her eighth time playing in
the tournament.
Muiz is an actor, mu-
sician, writer, producer
and race car driver. He is
known primarily as the
star of the FOX television
family sitcom Malcolm in
the Middle, which earned
him an Emmy Award nom-
ination and two Golden
Globe Award nominations.
In 2008, he put his acting
career on hold to pursue
an open wheel racing ca-
reer, competing in the At-
lantic Championship. In
2012, he joined the band
Kingsfoil as a drummer.
This will be Muizs first
time playing in the tourna-
ment.
The BMW Charity Pro-
Am presented by SYNNEX
Corporation is the only
tournament on the Web.
com Tour where 168 ama-
teurs and celebrities are
grouped with 168 Web.
com Tour professionals in
a four-day better-ball com-
petition.
MEET THE YELLOW JACKETS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Stop by Zaxbys in Greer
from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday,
May 13 to meet the Greer
High football team.
The Yellow Jackets, along
with cheerleaders will be
on hand to greet folks in
the Greer community.
GREER LEGION HOSTS
TRYOUTS FRIDAY
The Greer American
Legion Post 115 baseball
team will host tryouts
on Friday, May 9 at Greer
High School from 6-8 p.m.
The team will then scrim-
mage on Saturday from 10
a.m.-2 p.m.
Those that make the cut
will practice from 6-8 p.m.
on Sunday, May 11.
50INNING BASEBALL
GAME FUNDRAISER MAY 17
In an effort to raise
funds for the upcoming
season, the Greer Ameri-
can Legion Post 115 base-
ball team will host a 50-in-
ning game that will be free
an open to the public at 4
p.m. May 17.
The game will take place
at Greer High School. Each
player will start with a full
count, and will receive one
pitch. Those wishing to
attend are encouraged to
sponsor a player.
Contact head coach Paul
Kontowsky at 640-5851.
BLUE RIDGE GOLF
FUNDRAISER SATURDAY
The Blue Ridge Touch-
down Club is hosting its
fifth Annual Golf fund-
raiser on Saturday, May 10
at Links O Tryon. It will be
a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
A meal will be provided
after the tournament and
drinks are provided at the
holes. The cost for a four
man team is $300, which
includes green fees, a cart
and range balls. Holes
can be sponsored for $50.
Red tees and mulligan are
$5 per player with a limit
of two of each per player
($20 extra per player if the
entire team gets them).
Contact Shane Clark
979-1675 or Julie Bull 360-
6923.
GCM GOLF TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY AT COUNTRY CLUB
The Dick Brooks Honda
Meals on Wheels Invita-
tional golf tournament
will be held on May 9 at
Greer Country Club. The
17th annual tournament
benefits Greer Community
Ministries.
THURSDAY, MAY 8
Girls Soccer ................................................. Greer @ Blue Ridge, 5:30 p.m.
Eastside @ Greenville, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside @ Boiling Springs, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer .................................................. Greer @ Blue Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Greenville @ Eastside, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 10
Track and Field .................................. Blue Ridge @ State Qualifer, noon
Eastside @ State Qualifer, noon
Greer @ State Qualifer, noon
Byrnes @ State Qualifer, noon
CALENDAR |
Local pros join golf tour event

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Blue Ridge bounced back from a loss to Wren to defeat
Chapin on Monday.
BASEBALL: Blue Ridge,
Eastside continue push
SOFTBALL: Lady Rebels
still in the hunt for title
SPORTS
ROUNDUP




PERFECTION: Middle schoolers have strong potential

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
The Lady Tigers pulled away during a 14-4 win over Ralph Chandler last week. The win
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BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The Greer High virtual
enterprise program is
back from the national
competition in New York,
celebrating the years
achievements and looking
towards the future.
The group was in New
York March 31- April 4,
where the students com-
peted against others from
all over the world and were
judged by Fortune 500 ex-
ecutives.
The group won top hon-
ors for their booth and
sales pitch. It placed first
in catalog design and sixth
in national business plan.
In the first round, the
group placed second and
let the win go to their
heads.
Honestly, I think we all
got kind of a big head,
said Crystal Helton, mar-
keting and advertising
vice president. We were
going in there like, Were
going to knock this out
of the park. Were going
to be fine. We go in there
and all of us were really
nervous that day. The first
round got to our head a
little bit. After that, we de-
cided we had prepared for
it, wed worked so hard
for it. Then national com-
petition, final roundThe
first question threw us for
a loop.
They encountered a
nervous hiccup in the
next round. The question
was a highly analytical
one, said Adam Massey,
virtual enterprise teacher.
While Makenzie Cain,
CFO, was expecting a mar-
keting question or some-
thing similar, she didnt
initially realize the ques-
tion was directed at her.
I was looking at Dez-
mon (Scott, master choco-
latier) to answer question.
I was about to hit him and
be like, You should an-
swer this question.
When the question was
repeated, Cain realized
the question was for her.
It was a deer in headlights
look, Massey said.
I think I shocked my-
self. I couldnt even an-
swer the question, she
said. I dont even know
what I said.
Regardless of the ques-
tion, the group was happy
with the trip.
We were excited that
we made it to the final
round, said Chanie Robin-
son-Cain, CEO. That was
the second time wed ever
done thatWe were just
very proud of ourselves in
that fact.
For the first time, the
Greer High virtual enter-
prise team attended a gala
fundraiser for the virtual
enterprise program. The
group was one of four
firms picked to attend out
of 550 firms.
They were there to set
up their booth and sell
the program to adults and
people who are basically
investing in the program,
Massey said.
The students ran Edens
Confections, a chocolate
company. For the first
time, the program will
continue its company into
the second year.
Helton will assume the
CEO role next year, with
current CEO Robinson-
Cain headed to Francis
Marion University in the
fall.
Im really excited about
that, Helton said. My
whole vision for next year
is we are continuing the
company and keeping the
chocolate and everything
but I wanted to re-brand a
little, so were also adding
a line of premium coffee.
Robinson-Cain plans to
study nursing, with hopes
of eventually becoming a
pediatric nurse practitio-
ner and running her own
practice. Greers virtual
enterprise program has
helped with skills she an-
ticipates needing in the
future.
The business concepts
will be there, just not
necessarily the focus. Im
excited for that, to see
where that takes meIts
definitely been able to
boost my confidence.
Thats probably the thing
Ive been able to take from
this class experience. I was
very shy coming to class.
This class has definitely
turned that around. Im
still a work in progress. I
do feel Im able to speak
with you, be able to net-
work and the profession-
alism is there.
From one year to the
next, Robinson-Cain has
seen her own growth. Win-
ning top honors for sales
pitch was especially sweet
for her this year.
Last year I was not able
to present or sell on the
selling floor even if you
paid me a million dollars.
It was very scary for me,
Robinson-Cain said. Being
able to interact with judg-
es or just adults or stu-
dents or VEI employees, it
was easy. It was scary how
fast that happened in little
over a year, that I was able
to turn around that fast.
People say, Oh, youre an
awesome salesperson,
and Im like Wow, thats
weird because last year
I was crying behind the
booth.
The students transfor-
mations are why he does
this, Massey said.
Thats why I do what
I do, honestly. Its the
growth in students along
the way. Not to say this
insultingly, but they dont
come in with business
skillsIts fun for me, he
said. Its what keeps me
coming back and doing
this year, after year, after
year.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
LIVING HERE
The Greer Citizen
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 THE GREER CITIZEN B7
BY KATIE JONES
STAFF WRITER
The District Five Schools
of Spartanburg board con-
tinues to move forward
with plans for the new By-
rnes High School.
At a recent meeting,
the board got a look at all
phases of the plans for the
first time. The proposed
plan comes with an es-
timated price tag of $56
million-$68 million.
The architecture is new
and fresh, but also time-
less, said Ron Smith,
managing principal with
McMillan Pazdan Smith ar-
chitecture.
The plan will address
space and security issues.
It will also incorporate
more space and natural
light and will also have in-
formal study areas, more
labs and a black box the-
ater.
Outdoor learning envi-
ronments will also be in-
cluded, Smith said.
There are studies and
data that show that stu-
dents perform better on
standardized tests, have
less absenteeism, teach-
ers actually have higher
productivity when there is
a lot of natural light, he
said.
The work will be done
in four phases. Each one
will see areas demolished
and new construction. The
first phase will begin in
spring 2015 and is sched-
uled to be completed in
August 2016.
The first phase is mainly
the academic wing and an
interior courtyard. It will
be followed by the second
phase, beginning in spring
2016. Its scheduled to be
completed August 2017.
The second phase has sci-
ence labs and classrooms.
The third phase will
begin in the spring 2017
and be completed August
2018. It is mainly admin-
istration and guidance of-
fices.
The fourth phase will
have art and music space
near the districts fine arts
center. It will begin in Au-
gust 2018 and be complet-
ed the following August.
Were very excited about
the possibilities, Smith
said. It looks like when
we finish phase four, we
will basically have a new
high school.
The plans also include
plans to renovate the foot-
ball stadium, with a new
press box, restrooms and
concessions area. It will
hold about 7,200-7,500
people.
Byrnes is the only high
schools in district five,
with about 1,700 students
attending. It will reach ca-
pacity at 1,900 students.
The proposed plan will ex-
tend capacity to 2,400.
The district has more
than 7,500 students and
some schools are already
over capacity. The current
Byrnes High School was
built in 1955.
More information is
available on District Five
Schools of Spartanburg
County website, spart5.
net/spart5.
kjones@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
District Five discusses Byrnes master plans
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The new Byrnes High School will be built in four phases, according to Spartanburg District
Five of cials. The project will cost between $56-68 million.
It looks like when we finish phase four, we
will basically have a new high school.
Ron Smith
Managing principal, McMillan Pazdan Smith

Virtual Enterprise wins awards in NYC
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The Greer High School virtual enterprise program recently traveled to New York City to take part in a national competition. The team was judged by Fortune 500 executives and took
home recognition for their booth, sales pitch, catalog design and national business plan.
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Greer Highs virtual enterprise team traveled to New York March 31-April 4, where they
presented their company Edens Confections, a chocolate company.
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Dezmon Scott, Makenzie Cain, Chanie Robinson-Cain and
Crystal Helton at the recent competition held in NYC.
MILESTONES
The Greer Citizen
ENGAGEMENTS |


B8 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McGee,
of Greer, announce the en-
gagement of their daugh-
ter, Mary Bethany McGee,
of Cumming, Ga., to Philip
Edward Rush, of Cum-
ming, Ga., son of Rev. and
Mrs. Dale Rush, of Thom-
aston, Ga.
Miss McGee is a 2006
graduate of Greer High
School. She earned her
BA degree in English from
North Greenville Universi-
ty in 2009, and Master of
Arts in teaching from Con-
verse College in 2011.
She is employed with
West Forsyth High School
in Cumming, Ga.
Mr. Rush was home-
schooled and graduated
in 2002. He earned a BS
degree in science and
business from Anderson
University in 2008. He is
employed by Infor Global
Solutions.
They will be married May
31, 2014, at Grace Hall in
Greer.
Miss Mary Bethany McGee and Mr. Philip Edward Rush
McGee - Rush
KEEPING UP
WITH JONES
KATIE
JONES
The Greer Prince and
Princess pageant was held
Saturday morning on the
Ryans Steakhouse Dick
Ploof Community Stage
during the Greer Family
Fest. Winners as follows:
012 MONTHS
Princess Carrington Howard
1324 MONTHS
Princess Ember McCullough
24 YEARS
Prince Tug Smith
1st Runner Up: Gabriel
Gonzalez
24 YEARS
Princess Carmidy Howard
1st Runner Up Bella Dill
2nd Runner Up Juliana
Montemayor
57 YEARS
Princess Nataylja Dendy
1st Runner Up Emerson
Dingus
2nd Runner Up Lily Kate
Barbare
811 YEARS
Princess Chloe Brown
1st Runner Up Ava Person
2nd Runner Up Isabel Smith
1314 YEARS
Princess Katelyn Larke
1st Runner Up Peyton Neal
2nd Runner Up Natalie
Banda
Greer Prince and Princess
pageant crowns seven
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
A thrilled Nataylja Dendy walks of the stage after winning
the Princess Pageants 5-7 age division.
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
Juliana Montemayor, Bella Dill and Carmidy Howard try to win over the judges while
competing in the Greer Prince and Princess pageant in the 2-4 age division.
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN
10-year-old Chloe Brown was crowned princess of the 8-
11 age division.


35
years
in the
making
A
few weeks ago, I
wrote about how my
family and I were
heading to Florida to
celebrate my moms col-
lege graduation an event
nearly 35 years in the
making.
And thats exactly what
we did this past weekend.
My mom, my brother,
Will, my boyfriend, Dale,
and I drove to Florida
Thursday. Other family
members did the same, as
well as some who traveled
from Chicago, New York,
New Jersey and Georgia.
My mom began attend-
ing Saint Leo University
in Florida in 1980, right
after graduating high
school. She left the school
after three semesters and
returned to Greenville.
She was in and out of
school for a long time.
Life got busy and her
education took a backseat
to raising two kids and ev-
erything that goes with it.
My mom returned to
school in 2010. She ended
up graduating with more
than 200 credits that
transferred from Green-
ville Tech to Saint Leo
she had more that didnt
transfer. Regardless of
the total, she only needed
about 120 to graduate.
About 20 of us spent
the weekend together,
laughing, crying, telling
stories and reminiscing.
We even managed a few
rounds of hide-and-seek
in the dark and a couple
dance parties.
While we all wanted to
celebrate such a monu-
mental accomplishment,
my family needs far less
for a reason to celebrate.
There were few dry eyes
in our party when my
mom crossed the stage. In
fact, I think Dale was the
only one who didnt get
choked up. (Hes the least
emotional person I know.
Hes basically a robot.)
Even during the happi-
est of occasions, its hard
to put the sadder aspects
of life out of mind. Both
my moms parents are
gone my grandmother
died 23 years ago and my
grandfather 18. One of
my uncles, the one closest
in age to my mom, died
seven years ago. The two
of them would have had
the time of their lives cel-
ebrating her graduation.
My paternal grandmoth-
er passed away in June.
Even though my parents
divorced almost 20 years
ago, my mom and grand-
mother remained close.
They all would have been
so, so proud of my moms
accomplishment like the
rest of us were.
Its kind of strange to
see your mom graduate.
She insisted I walk dur-
ing both my high school
and college graduations
and bawled like a baby at
both, but shes been there
for all of my milestones.
There was a young
kid in front of me at the
graduation ceremony. He
was probably three or
four and he was not the
best-behaved child Ive
ever encountered.
He kept yelling and try-
ing to point out his mom.
At first, I thought this was
cute. Then he moved on
to saying he wanted to
see his mom, which was
difficult because of the
crowd.
His family tried picking
him up and pointing out
where his mom was.
I really just wanted to
tell him to sit down and
shut up. I wanted to see
my mom, too, and my
family had waiting a lot
longer for this than he
had.
WILLIAM BUCHHEIT
Ember McCullough took
the top prize in the 13-24-
month division.
RHS RAISING MONEY
FOR DEBATE TRIP
Greenville County
Schools qualified 23 out of
25 students in South Caro-
lina for the 2014 National
Speech and Debate Tour-
nament in Overland Park,
Kansas. Fourteen of those
23 qualifiers are Riverside
High School competitors.
This event ends the
201314 high school
speech and debate ac-
tivities for nearly 130,000
students. At the national
tournament, qualifiers
compete for more than
$200,000 in college schol-
arships in a variety of
speech, debate and per-
formance events. Final
rounds are judged by blue-
ribbon panels that include
former cabinet members,
stage and screen celebri-
ties and acclaimed com-
munity leaders.
Last year, the team
took five students to the
National Speech and De-
bate Tournament. Each
received national honors
and the team was named a
National School of Honor.
This is a recognition be-
stowed upon less than one
percent of all participating
schools.
RHS never anticipated
sending a team of 14. The
school is seeking dona-
tions.
Please make checks pay-
able to Riverside Speech
and Debate Booster Club.
Contact David Dejesa, Riv-
erside High forensics di-
rector, at 355-7842.
Donate online at https://
www.youcaring.com/non-
profits/help-us-get-to-na-
tionals-/168581
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SPIRIT
WEEK BRINGS IN $1,0000
Riverside Middle School
student council raised
$1,000 to donate to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation
during spring Spirit Week.
RMS LIBRARY CELEBRATES
POETRY MONTH
The Riverside Middle
School Library celebrated
National Poetry Month
through the month of
April with activities.
English Language Arts
teachers were provided
with a poem each day to
share with their classes.
Students were encour-
aged to make their po-
etry pretty by using
scrapbooking supplies to
decorate their poems to
display throughout the
school. Students created
book spine poetry and
took shelfies with their
creations.
Poem in Your Pocket Day
was celebrated on April 24.
Students carried copies of
their favorite poems in
their pockets and shared
their poems with everyone
they met that day.
RMS SPIRIT NIGHT
AT YOGURTINI, FIREHOUSE
Riverside Middle School
Spirit Night is 4-8:30 p.m.
May 15 at Yogurtini and
Firehouse Subs, both at
3935 Pelham Road.
GREER BOOK CLUB
GOES TO CAMELOT
Students and media
specialists from the Greer
High School Book Jackets
Club took a field trip the
Camelot Theatre to see the
movie, Divergent, along
with students from Berea,
J.L. Mann, Southside and
Woodmont high schools.
The students read the
Veronica Roth book, which
is the South Carolina
Young Adult Book Award
winner for the 2013-2014
school year. Upon their
students return, they dis-
cussed the differences and
similarities between the
movie and book as well as
their favorite parts.
GHS CONCERT SET
FOR MAY 13
The Greer High Spring
Concert is at 3 p.m. May
18 in the school audito-
rium.
GREER BAND
HOLDS YARD SALE
A yard sale will be held
8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 17 at
Greer High School in the
commons area to benefit
the GHS Band Programs.
Donations will be col-
lected 6-8 p.m. May 12-
16 at the high schools
back parking lot. Arrange
for pick-up of large items
Monday-Wednesday by
calling Jeff Young 360-
7013.
GREER STUDENTS
WIN CONTEST
Two Greer High students,
Talli Holombo and Juliana
Urban, won the Just Drive
Creative Challenge poster
contest sponsored by the
Greenville Drive.
For their accomplish-
ment, Holombo and Urban
will have their entry used
for the 2014 Just Drive
Promotional Poster, and
were recognized at the
April 27 Just Drive Cel-
ebration and received a
prize pack from sponsor
partners. The art depart-
ment was recognized at
the Just Drive Celebration
Game on April 27, along
with a $100 donation for
school supplies.
WASHINGTON CENTER
WALKS & ROLLS
The Washington Cen-
ter PTA held the an-
nual Washington Center
Walk and Roll Fundraiser
April 26 on the Simpson-
ville Brookwood Church
campus. This one-mile
walk was a special event
for the students, families,
friends and sponsors.
The event raises commu-
nity awareness and funds
for Washington Center as
the districts special needs
school. Students from
area schools attended
to give extra assistance
and encouragement. The
Klaver Klub sorority was
on hand to present a do-
nation of $5,000.
RMS STUDENTS WIN
SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS
Sweta Mandilwar
and Sooruj Bhatia took
home awards from
the Greenville County
and SC Regional Sci-
ence and Engineering
Fair. Mandilwars awards
included second place in
the Medicine and Health
category for the Junior Di-
vision and Honorable Men-
tion Overall in the Junior
Division. Bhatias awards
included the special U.S.
Navy Academic Excellence
Award for the Junior Divi-
sion, and Honorable Men-
tion in the Engineering
Division
RMS SCHEDULES
SPRING CONCERT
Riverside Middle will
holds its Spring Concert
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. May
1 in the RMS cafeteria. Ad-
mission is $3.
LANGSTON HOLDS
SUMMER CAMPS
A variety of summer
camps will be offered to all
area students at Langston
Charter Middle School this
summer. Study Skills, Cre-
ative Writing and Science
camp information can be
found langstoncharter.org
under the LCMS SUMMER
CAMPS tab.
Lego Robotics Level 1
and Lego Sumo summer
camps will be offered at
Langston Charter Middle
School to all area rising
fourth through eighth
grade students. An in-
sect-collecting summer
camp will be offered to
all area rising sixth grade
students. Cost is $100 for
Lego camps and $80 for
insect collecting. Space is
limited. For dates, times
and information on avail-
able discounts, contact
David Leeke at dleeke@
langstoncharter.org.
ADVENTURE CAMP
OFFERED
APEX Adventures Out-
door Day Camp will be of-
fered as a summer camp
through Langston Charter
Middle School.
The camp features hik-
ing, mountain biking,
whitewater rafting and
stand-up paddle boarding.
The camp is open to ages
11-14. For more informa-
tion or to register go to
apexadventurecamp.com.
TOP 10 SENIORS
SELECTED AT BYRNES
The Top Ten seniors at
Byrnes High School were
recognized Monday night
for their achievements
both inside and outside
the classroom.
The 2014 honorees are
Torey Ballenger, Alanna
Battistini, Brandon Cham-
berland, Victoria Davies,
Jeremy Davis, Lauren Dug-
gar, Carson Duthu, Shelby
Haas, Connor Kinzie, and
Lea Richter.
As part of the recogni-
tion ceremony, the Top
Ten students selected their
most influential teacher,
and read essays to thank
them for the impact those
teachers had on their edu-
cation. Tracy Camp, Ben
Enloe, Susanne Cash, Matt
Feiling, Paula Klim, Cassi
Buys, Kaci Cotter, Kelly
Jewett, Dr. Kelly Waters
and Dr. Robert McCormick
were honored.
BYRNES ACADEMIC
TEAM PLACES THIRD
The Byrnes High aca-
demic team made up of
students Brandon Cham-
berland, Alayna Wells and
Michael Chandler, placed
third in the high school di-
vision at the season-ender
tournament held at Dor-
man High School.
FLORENCE CHAPEL
STUDENTS TAPPED FOR TIP
Six Florence Chapel
Middle students have been
named Duke TIP scholars.
The TIP program identi-
fies academically gifted
students across the United
States and provides them
with opportunities to sup-
port their development.
Kalika Bridwell, Aiden
Constantine, Anna Con-
stantine, Lauren Lee, Kobe
Moss and Katherine Spurl-
ing will be honored at Fur-
man University on May 13
along with other TIP schol-
ars in the area.
Kalika Bridwell, who
earned the special distinc-
tion of a Grand scholar
will be recognized at Duke
University.
D5 CELEBRATES
EARTH DAY
Students and teachers
embraced the environment
in honor of Earth Day. At
Berry Shoals Intermediate
School, students partici-
pated in the annual Earth
Day parade.
Fifth grade students con-
ducted the event, which
included floats on every-
thing from recycling, to
trees, flowers and energy
production and consump-
tion. At Byrnes High, the
science club sold T-shirts,
with all the profits ben-
efiting the clubs recycling
program.
ABNER CREEK STUDENTS
VISIT PUBLIX
Abner Creek first grade
students visited Publix
this week, where they saw
different departments,
saw the various jobs in a
grocery store and sampled
some food while they were
there. In class, students
have been learning about
producers and consumers
and goods and services.
This trip showed how that
works in the real world.
REIDVILLE ELEMENTARY
VISITS THE ZOO
Reidville Elementary
kindergarten students
recently visited the
Greenville Zoo, while
second grade students
went to Riverbanks Zoo in
Columbia.
RIVER RIDGE SHOWS
PANDA PRIDE
River Ridge Elementary
students are putting their
panda pride to work by
helping to beautify the
campus grounds. All grade
level classes have a Panda
Pride Spot on campus.
The students work with
teachers and parents to
maintain these areas, us-
ing flowers, flags, bird
feeders and other dcor.
OUR SCHOOLS
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ELEMENTARY
Thursday Sweet and sour
chicken over brown rice,
stufed shells whole grain
garlic breadstick for all,
vegetation station, broc-
coli and cheddar soup, fresh
vegetables with dip, choice of
fruit, milk.
Friday Pizza, chicken fajita
with lettuce and tomato,
vegetation station, corn
chowder, pinto beans, choice
of fruit, milk.
Monday Chicken gumbo
over brown rice, toasted
cheese sandwich, vegetation
station, tomato basil soup,
vegetable medley, choice of
fruit, milk.
Tuesday Baked fsh
sandwich, beef and cheese
nachos, vegetation station,
southwest chicken and
brown rice soup, corn, choice
of fruit, milk.
Wednesday - Roasted chick-
en, pasta marinara, whole
grain garlic bread stick for all,
vegetation station, chicken
noodle soup, carrots, choice
of fruit, milk.
MIDDLE/HIGH
Thursday Beef burrito,
cheese quesadilla, grilled
chicken salad with whole
grain roll, pinto beans, gar-
den salad, assorted fruit, milk.
Friday Hot dog with chili,
meatball sub, chef salad with
whole grain roll, Cole slaw,
sweet potato bites, assorted
fruit, milk.
Monday Roasted chicken
with whole grain roll, bar-
becue sandwich, Mandarin
chicken salad with whole
grain roll, corn, carrots, as-
sorted fruit, milk.
Tuesday Spaghetti with
meat sauce with whole grain
garlic bread stick, spicy
chicken wrap, southwest
chicken salad with whole roll,
green beans, garden salad,
assorted fruit, milk.
Wednesday Fish nuggets
with macaroni and cheese,
deli sandwich, chicken Caesar
salad with whole grain roll,
fresh vegetable with dip, lima
beans, assorted fruit, milk.
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Students and media specialists from the Greer High School Book Jackets Club took a trip
to Camelot Theatre to see the new movie Divergent.
GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE
HOSTING A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER JOB FAIR
ON THURSDAY, MAY 8 FROM 5:00-7:00 P.M.
AT MAULDIN HIGH SCHOOL,
701 E. BUTLER ROAD MAULDIN.
Full-time and on-call positions are available.
Full-time employees are guaranteed 30 hours
per week and receive benefts. Drivers earn
$11.68 per hour with no prior bus driving
experience required. Training is provided.
MUSEUM HOLDS NATIVE
ARTIFACT PROGRAM
The Greer Heritage Mu-
seum will unveil a new
Native American artifact
collection at a May 10 pro-
gram with the Foothills
Archaeological Chapter of
the Archaeological Society
of South Carolina. Arti-
facts From our Prehistoric
History will open the
days activities with a short
presentation at 10:30 a.m.
by Lamar Nelson, an avo-
cational archaeologist.
From 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
members will be available
to answer questions and
identify artifacts for the
public who are encouraged
to bring their own items
for review by experts. Nel-
son and Bob Hanselman
will demonstrate flint-
knapping, showing how
arrowheads and spear
points were made. Roger
Lindsey, a world expert on
AtlAtl darts and points,
will exhibit and answer
questions.
The museums latest ac-
quisition was a gift from
Tom Davis of Greer. Palm-
er J. Hawkins along the S.
Tyger River found the ar-
tifacts when the site for
Lake Cunningham was be-
ing graded in the 1950s.
The program is free at
the museum located at
106 S. Main St. (877-4626).
Parking is available behind
the museum, accessed
from Miller Street.
SUMMER NIGHT SERIES
STARTS MAY 30
Tickets are on sale now
for the eight shows mak-
ing up The Peace Center
for the Performing Arts
Summer Nights con-
certs.
The dynamic collection
of shows will be held at
the beautiful TD Stage
at the Peace Center nes-
tled on the banks of the
Reedy River in downtown
Greenville. The eight-show
schedule runs from May
30 through September 11
and features some of the
most highly acclaimed art-
ists in genres like alterna-
tive rock, country, blues
and beach music.
Tickets for each of the
eight concerts are sold
individually and there
are two ticket options:
General Admission Lawn
Seating and Genevieves
General Admission. The
latter provides access to
the Peace Centers spec-
tacular restaurant and
lounge overlooking the TD
Stage at the Peace Center.
Genevieves ticket holders
will have access to general
admission seating on the
outdoor balcony with un-
obstructed views of the
performance.
The following shows
make up the 2014
Peace Centers Summer
Nights:
May 30: Edwin McCain
Band
June 6: Maggie Rose
July 3: The Fantastic
Shakers
July 11: Marc Cohn
July 17: JJ Grey & Mofo
Aug. 21: Swingin Medal-
lions
Aug. 29: Rusted Root
Sept. 11: Ana Popovic
All Summer Nights per-
formances begin at 7:30
p.m. with seating start-
ing at 6:30 p.m. Tickets
are $15-$35. For tickets,
contact the Peace Center
at 467-3000 or 1-800-888-
7768 or order online at
peacecenter.org.
CAROLINA BRONZE
IN CONCERT AT FURMAN
Carolina Bronze, Green-
villes auditioned commu-
nity handbell ensemble,
will be in concert at Fur-
mans Daniel Chapel on
May 9 at 7:30 pm.
For more information go
to www.carolinabronze.
net or call Sharon Howell
at 414-2799.
FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE
PRESENTS COMEDY
The Flat Rock Playhouse
presents the 2013 Tony
Award winning comedy
for best play, Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and
Spike. Vagabonds, Scott
Treadway, Paige Posey,
and Marcy McGuigan are
back together again to
help deliver this laugh-
out-loud, yet unexpectedly
touching play.
It all takes place in pres-
ent day Bucks County,
Pennsylvania, where sib-
lings Vanya and Sonia,
played by Scott Treadway
and Paige Posey, have
lived their entire lives tak-
ing care of their elderly
parents. Vanya and Sonia,
both of whom are falling
into a midlife crisis, spend
the days reflecting on their
squandered dreams, while
their soothsayer house-
keeper warns them of
dark prophecies, of which
they do not believe.
The story begins to un-
fold when Masha (Marcy
McGuigan), their movie
star sister, arrives for a
visit with her young and
handsome boy-toy, Spike
(Drew Moerlein), making
for an unforgettable week-
end.
Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike is at
the Clyde and Nina Allen
Mainstage, May 825. Per-
formances will be Wednes-
day through Saturday at
8 p.m.; matinees Wednes-
day, Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday at 2 p.m. All
tickets are $40 and can be
purchased by calling the
Playhouse box office at
828-693-0731, toll-free at
866-732-8008 or online at
flatrockplayhouse.org.
Discounts available for
seniors, AAA members,
military personnel, stu-
dents and groups.
Flat Rock Playhouse
Mainstage is located at
2661 Greenville Highway,
Flat Rock, N.C. 28731.
FURMAN SENIORS
ART ON DISPLAY
Art by six Furman Uni-
versity seniors will be on
display through May 10 in
Thompson Gallery of the
Roe Art Building on cam-
pus. Thompson Gallery
hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday,
and for this exhibition, 9
a.m. noon, Saturday, May
10.
Coordinated by Furman
Associate Professor of Art
Michael Brodeur, Emerge
is a collection of works
based on the artists own
experiences. Using mixed
media and mixed process-
es, the artists capture per-
sonal struggles, childhood
memories, and harmony
with nature among other
themes. Selected works
are available for sale.
Seniors displaying art
are: Jenny Cook (Nash-
ville, Tenn.), Allison Elliot
(Houston, Texas), Brittany
Harden (Acworth, Ga.),
Brigid Morrissey (Floyds
Knob, Ind.), Elise Wilson
(Blacksburg, Va.), and Hil-
ary Wilson (Lima, Ohio).
For more information
about the exhibition, con-
tact Furmans Department
of Art at 294-2074.
CHAPMAN CENTER
ANNOUNCES MAY EVENTS
Peaches & Plates APlenty
Spartanburg Regional His-
tory Museum at Chapman
Cultural Center is show-
casing a delicious display
of Spartanburgs food his-
tory through May 31.
The exhibit highlights
the citys rich agricultural
history, the hotels and res-
taurants that fed Spartan-
burg in the 20th century,
and the continuing legacy
of farming and culinary
arts within the county.
See Peaches & Plates
APlenty: Celebrating
Spartanburg Food His-
tory Tuesday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday,
1-5 p.m. Free.
For more info, call 596-
3501.
BREAD AND CIRCUS
THROUGH MAY 16
Spartanburg Art Mu-
seum presents the playful
and surrealist clay mari-
onettes, puppets, and toys
of Colombian-born artist
Diana Farfan at Chapman
Cultural Center April 1-
May 16. See the freakishly
good display Tuesday-Sat-
urday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and
Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Free.
For more info, call 582-
7616.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
B10 THE GREER CITIZEN WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014
DVD previews
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Lucy Fry in Vampire
Academy
By Sam Struckhof
NEW RELEASES
FOR WEEK OF MAY 19
PICKS OF THE WEEK
Monuments Men (PG-
13) -- In the final stretch of
World War II, the retreating
German army had orders
to destroy priceless works
of art before they could
be recovered by the Allies.
The Monuments Men were
an unlikely fighting force
of curators and art histori-
ans tasked with going be-
hind enemy lines to save
these treasures. George
Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill
Murray, Cate Blanchett
and Jean Dujardin com-
prise the all-star cast.
Even with a dream-team
ensemble and rich source
material, the storyline
limps along when it should
sprint. The crew splits up
into their own subplots,
united mainly by droning
speeches insisting that
this is a super-meaningful
mission.
Vampire Academy
(PG-13) -- At a secret
Hogwarts-for-vampires
located somewhere in
Montana, supernaturally
pretty vampire teens learn
to master their powers.
Lissa (Lucy Fry) is special
vampire royalty. As a Mo-
roi, she gets more magic
powers -- theyre the good
witches of vampire world.
Rose (Zoey Deutch) is Lis-
sas protector, a Dhampir
-- another type of OK vam-
pire. Theres trouble brew-
ing with the evil Strogoi
-- thats vampires who act
more like, yaknow ... vam-
pires. However, most of
the plot revolves around
vampire best friends and
their choices among the
vampire boys. Why cant
the undead just be mon-
sters again?
About Last Night (R)
-- Two couples in mod-
ern-day Los Angeles ex-
plore the ins and outs of
love, romance, lust and
friendship -- all with a lot
of comedic energy and
frank sex talk. Danny and
Bernie (handsome-man
Michael Ealy and comedy
live-wire Kevin Hart) are
best buds playing the field
when they both fall into
iffy romances. Danny and
Debbie (Joy Bryant) are the
more virtuous couple. Is it
love? Is it dating? Is it true
that only fools rush in?
Classic quandaries. Ber-
nie and Joan (Regina Hall)
despise love, ridicule each
other mercilessly, and yet
neither one can truly walk
away.
DOG OF THE WEEK
Pompei (PG-13) --
Swords, sandals, leather
armor and lava. These are
the things that Pompeii
has plenty of. Engaging
performances, non-corny
dialog and originality -
- these apparently had
not been invented yet.
Milo (Kit Harrington, Jon
Snow of HBOs Game
of Thrones) is dreamy
young slave gladiator who
sure can swing a sword.
He sets his sparkly blue
eyes on an equally pretty
noble girl (Emily Brown-
ing), who is engaged to an
evil Roman senator. Then
a volcano erupts, and they
run from it.
Much of the film looks
like it could be freeze-
framed and then printed
on the cover of a paper-
back romance novel. It just
needs a better, more sug-
gestive title -- something
about swords or heat or
eruptions.
TV RELEASES
Call the Midwife: Sea-
son 3
Warehouse 13: Season
5
LA Law: Season 2
Nikita: Season 4
Dalziel & Pascoe: Sea-
son 9
THINGS
TO DO
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Rated: R for language and
violence
Run Time: 94 minutes
I
ve always liked the
Paranormal Activity
movies.A lot of people
think theyre hokey, dumb
or repetitive, but I enjoy
their realistic humor,
gradual buildups and ter-
rifying payoffs.Lets face
it, the series is a lot better
than some horror fran-
chises out there.
Paranormal Activity:
The Marked Ones, is
billed as a spin-off of
the series and, as such,
is not an official entry
in the franchise.Dont be
alarmed.While it may not
be as realistic as some of
its Paranormal prede-
cessors, The Marked
Ones is actually more
inventive and exciting
with suspense and hor-
ror to spare.
Intended to appeal to
Paranormals substan-
tial Hispanic fan base, the
story revolves around a
Latino family in Oxnard,
Calif.It kicks off with two
friends graduating from
high school, and follows
them as they begin to
summon and encounter
the dark forces that haunt
their apartment complex.
After witnessing some
strange deaths and con-
ducting some hair-raising
research, they determine
that a coven of witches
may be at work.
If it sounds far fetched,
I never said the plot was
great.In fact, the story is
pretty convoluted and
contains some allusions
to other Paranormal
movies that simply went
over my head.The young
cast wont be accepting
awards any time soon ei-
ther, but if you are willing
to go along for the ride,
The Marked Ones is a
scary good time.
The special effects are
wicked, the twists are
clever and the climax is
superb in its claustropho-
bic intensity.Directed by
Christopher Landon, son
of late actor Michael Land-
on, The Marked Ones is
a unique and entertaining
thriller, one Id rank right
up there with the best of
its Paranormal prede-
cessors.
Marked Ones
paranormally good
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is a unique and
entertaining thriller that provides plenty of scare.
DVD
REVIEW
WILLIAM
BUCHHEIT

Another season of Greer
Idol is underway, and 12
area contestants are mov-
ing on to round two.
The first round of Greer
Idol Season 8 and Greer
Idol Teen Season 4 kicked
off at the Pelham Medical
Center Greer Family Fes-
tival with auditions tak-
ing place on Friday, May 2
from 6-7 p.m. and Satur-
day, May 3 from 1-2 p.m.
Those advancing in the
Greer Idol competition in-
clude: Nikita Thompson,
Lauren Waynick, Kieffer
Ang Mendoza, Jamesia
Downs, Chase Wolfe and
Brionah Pride.
Those advancing in the
Greer Idol Teen competi-
ton include: Kody Young,
Adam Rogers, Bethany Gh-
ent, Gracie Bryant, Michael
Matheny and Jarret For-
rester.
Hopefuls move
on in Greer Idol
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Twelve Greer Idol contestants are moving on to round two
following opening auditions at Family Fest.
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The Flatrock Playhouse presents Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, beginning May
8. Showings will run through May 25.


BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Ridge and Katie an-
nounced their engagement.
Having Bill right where she
wanted him, Quinn urged
Wyatt to arrive at Spencer
Publications as fast as he
could. Pam and Charlie at-
tended a medieval-themed
gathering. At a board
meeting, Ridge informed
everyone that Bill was be-
ing reinstated as CEO -- all
because of Brooke. Quinn
tried to blackmail Bill into
giving Wyatt the same
privileges as Liam. Aly and
Oliver kissed, but kept
their relationship a se-
cret. Liam accused his new
brother of having his mom
run interference in his
life. Pam feared that Aly
would run into Taylor now
that the two resided in the
same building. Thorne be-
came suspicious of Alys
involvement with Oliver.
Wait to See: Bill and Ridge
fight about Katie. Taylor
and Aly share some choice
words.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
EJ assured a panicked
Abigail that he would
stop Nick from exposing
their affair. Daniel made a
shocking discovery. Real-
izing that Nick was truly
diabolical, Sonny took un-
expected measures to pro-
tect those he loved. Eric
and Nicole shared some
exciting news with Jenni-
fer. Will was stunned when
he found out what Sonny
was hiding. Rafe confront-
ed Jordan over her secret
plan. Salem was rocked
when a major character
was shot in cold blood.
Will realized that Nick was
holding something over
Abigails head. Sami and
EJ debated whether theyd
made the right decision.
Wait to See: Daniel orders
Nicole to tell Eric the truth.
Kate realizes that her gun
is missing.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Sonny asked Shawn to
check on Avas where-
abouts. A guilt-ridden
Duke suggested to Anna
that they work together
to help bring down Julian.
Just as Ned accused Luke
of embezzling ELQ money,
Tracy walked in on their
confrontation. Sabrina
questioned the validity of
Carloss confession. Ju-
lian divulged stunning
information about Ava to
Shawn. Luke was caught
off guard when Michael
showed up at ELQ to talk
about Kiki. Morgan reluc-
tantly shared with Kiki the
details of Sonnys betray-
al. Anna was suspicious
of the evidence that Carly
and Franco appeared to be
hiding regarding AJs case.
On the eve of the Nurses
Ball, Obrecht delivered
some startling news to the
General Hospital staff. Mi-
chael was infuriated with
Luke and asked Ned to
help bring him down. Wait
to See: Alexis urges Julian
to leave the mob. Anna
has information for Lulu
about her embryo.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Victor was caught off
guard when Sharon asked
him for help in remember-
ing her secret. Billy was de-
termined to find out what
Stitch was hiding. Summer
accused Jack of cheating
on Phyllis. Ian went to the
police with a harassment
claim about Dylan. Avery
received flowers from an
anonymous fan. Nikki and
Victor reached an impasse
in their relationship. Later,
Victor got into a verbal
altercation with Ian. Jill
hatched a plan to get even
with Colin. Dylan set out
to confront his father.
Victoria struggled over
which man to choose. Wait
to See: Neil receives some
surprising information.
Michael and Lauren reach
out to Kevin.
DEAR DR. ROACH: Two
years ago, at age 90, my
gynecologist told me that
I did not need to see him
anymore because of my
age. When I mentioned
this to my daughter, she
became outraged, and said
that I need to continue my
mammograms and visits
to the doctor. What is your
opinion? -- I.W.
ANSWER: This is actual-
ly three questions in one,
and none of them is easy.
How long do you need to
continue Pap smears and
mammograms, and do you
need to keep seeing your
gynecologist?
The Pap smear ques-
tion actually is the easiest,
since there is very good
evidence that a woman
who has had normal Pap
smears regularly until age
65 is very unlikely to get
cervical cancer. This does
not apply to anyone with a
history of cancer.
When to stop mammo-
grams is controversial. I
feel that they can continue
in healthy women indefi-
nitely, but especially in the
presence of some other
serious disease, a woman
over 75 could choose to
stop.
I still recommend a regu-
lar visit with the gynecolo-
gist. Even if a mammogram
or Pap smear isnt being
done, the gynecologist can
discuss other concerns
and do an exam.
Questions about breast
cancer and its treatment
are found in the booklet
on that subject. To obtain
a copy, write: Dr. Roach -
- No. 1101W, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada with the
recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: Our
48-year-old son has been
diagnosed with pityriasis
rubra pilaris. He is miser-
able with the burning, red
rash and the loss of skin
cells. He now has extreme-
ly swollen ankles and feet.
We know this is extremely
rare. Can you lend any
insight into treatment of
symptoms? -- C.D.
ANSWER: Pityriasis ru-
bra pilaris (PRP) is a rare
inflammatory skin disease
of unknown cause. Gener-
alized redness, sometimes
with islands of unaffected
skin, is common. Scaly
plaques and raised red
bumps also occur.
There are several treat-
ments that have been ef-
fective for some people,
but nothing is effective
for everybody. Vitamin A
derivatives are the usual
first treatment, but more-
powerful medicines often
are needed. As is so often
the case for rare diseases,
finding the most experi-
enced local expert (in this
case, a dermatologist) can
lead to better treatment
for your son.
I found a support group
at www.prp-support.org.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH:
Americans are infatuated
with grilling, barbecuing
and charring meat -- all
forms of high-tempera-
ture cooking. Isnt charred
food carcinogenic, leading
to stomach and colon can-
cers? -- S.B.
ANSWER: Yes, charred
meat is carcinogenic, at
least according to the pre-
ponderance of the data. In
fact, increased red meat of
any kind probably increas-
es overall cancer risk, but
high-temperature cooking
creates several kinds of
toxic chemicals and in-
creases colon cancer risk
specifically. There is some
evidence that leaner cuts
of red meat arent as dan-
gerous, and also that mari-
nating, especially in wine,
reduces the production of
the dangerous chemicals.
I recommend limiting
consumption of high-
temperature-cooked red
meats.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever pos-
sible. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
To view and order health
pamphlets, visit www.rb-
mamall.com, or write to
P.O. Box 536475, Orlando,
FL 32853-6475.
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AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps |
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GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 FUN AND GAMES THE GREER CITIZEN B11
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Melissa Reeves stars as
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